INSCULP is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INSCULP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSCULP?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSCULP is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSCULP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSCULP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INSCULP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What stands out about INSCULP
- The same 7 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 INSCULP mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To carve or engrave something into a surface.
This is an old, formal verb that sounds far more elaborate than the everyday carve. Modern writers meet insculp mostly in antique texts and in word lists.
How INSCULP is used
Insculp is archaic and is rarely used outside historical or deliberately ornate writing.
- The mason was asked to insculp the family name above the door.
- They would insculp a verse on the stone before it was set.
- It was the custom to insculp the date on the founding plate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSCULP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INSCULP
The 7 tiles of INSCULP in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with INSCULP
8 longer words begin with INSCULP.
Shorter words from the letters in INSCULP
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Common questions about INSCULP
- Is INSCULP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSCULP, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSCULP worth?
- INSCULP is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSCULP mean?
- To carve or engrave something into a surface.
- What letters can be added to INSCULP?
- INSCULP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INSCULP:
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