INROAD is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. INROAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INROAD?
| 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 INROAD is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INROAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inroadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INROAD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INROAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,775.
What stands out about INROAD
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does INROAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sudden hostile attack or invasion, or a significant advance made into something at another's expense.
An inroad was originally a raid by an armed force into enemy territory, a sudden strike rather than a full invasion, and the word kept that sense of forceful, damaging entry. Modern English mostly uses inroad figuratively, as when a new product makes an inroad into a market once controlled by a single company, or a disease makes an inroad into someone's health. In both the old military sense and the modern figurative one, an inroad always describes progress made at someone else's expense.
How INROAD is used
Common in modern writing mainly in the figurative phrase make an inroad or inroads into something.
- Raiders made an inroad into the neighbouring kingdom every autumn.
- The new airline made a real inroad into its rival's business.
- Illness made a slow inroad into his strength.
- Cheap imports made inroads into the local market.
- The army's inroad forced the villagers to flee north.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INROAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INROAD
The 6 tiles of INROAD in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with INROAD
1 longer words begin with INROAD.
Shorter words from the letters in INROAD
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Common questions about INROAD
- Is INROAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INROAD, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INROAD worth?
- INROAD is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INROAD mean?
- A sudden hostile attack or invasion, or a significant advance made into something at another's expense.
- What letters can be added to INROAD?
- INROAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INROAD:
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