INORGANIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. INORGANIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INORGANIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INORGANIC is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INORGANIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inorganicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INORGANIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INORGANIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INORGANIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INORGANIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Not made of or coming from living matter, and in chemistry not based on carbon compounds.
Chemistry splits its subject into inorganic and organic branches, with minerals and metals on the first side. Outside the laboratory the word may also describe something that feels unnatural or imposed from outside.
How INORGANIC is used
Used in science for non-living substances, and figuratively for things that lack natural growth.
- Salt and quartz are inorganic substances found in rocks.
- The garden was fertilised with an inorganic mixture of minerals.
- Critics found the sudden plot twist rather inorganic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INORGANIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INORGANIC
2 longer words begin with INORGANIC.
Shorter words from the letters in INORGANIC
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Common questions about INORGANIC
- Is INORGANIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INORGANIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INORGANIC worth?
- INORGANIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INORGANIC mean?
- Not made of or coming from living matter, and in chemistry not based on carbon compounds.
- What letters can be added to INORGANIC?
- INORGANIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INORGANIC:
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