INSANITY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INSANITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSANITY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSANITY is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSANITY
No single letter turns INSANITY into another word.
How INSANITY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INSANITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INSANITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INSANITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of being seriously mentally ill, or behaviour that is wildly foolish.
In law, insanity is a defence claiming the accused could not tell right from wrong. In everyday speech it is a vivid word for any plan that seems utterly irrational.
How INSANITY is used
Legal and literary in the strict sense; casual and exaggerated otherwise.
- The defence argued temporary insanity at the trial.
- Driving through the storm was sheer insanity.
- Shakespeare often links grief to insanity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSANITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INSANITY
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Common questions about INSANITY
- Is INSANITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSANITY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSANITY worth?
- INSANITY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSANITY mean?
- The state of being seriously mentally ill, or behaviour that is wildly foolish.
- What letters can be added to INSANITY?
- No single letter can be added to INSANITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INSANITY:
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