INSANITARY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. INSANITARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSANITARY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSANITARY is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSANITARY
No single letter turns INSANITARY into another word.
How INSANITARY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INSANITARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INSANITARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INSANITARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
British
So dirty or contaminated as to be a risk to health.
Insanitary is the usual British choice where Americans say "unsanitary". Health inspectors apply it to kitchens, drains and housing where germs can spread.
How INSANITARY is used
Typical in reports on housing, food premises and public health.
- The inspector closed the restaurant over insanitary conditions in the kitchen.
- Insanitary drains were blamed for the outbreak.
- Families lived in crowded, insanitary rooms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSANITARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INSANITARY
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Common questions about INSANITARY
- Is INSANITARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSANITARY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSANITARY worth?
- INSANITARY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSANITARY mean?
- So dirty or contaminated as to be a risk to health.
- What letters can be added to INSANITARY?
- No single letter can be added to INSANITARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INSANITARY:
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