INSEAM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. INSEAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSEAM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSEAM is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSEAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inseamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSEAM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INSEAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What stands out about INSEAM
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 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 INSEAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The seam running along the inside of a trouser leg, from the crotch to the hem, or the length measured along that seam.
Inseam is best known today as a tailoring term, giving the measurement used to size trousers correctly from the crotch to the ankle. An older, now rare sense used inseam as a verb meaning to mark or scar something as if with a seam, a meaning shared with the words enseam and inseem. The tailoring sense is the only one in common use now.
How INSEAM is used
Used mainly in clothing and tailoring to describe trouser length.
- He asked the tailor to shorten the inseam by an inch.
- Her jeans had a thirty-two-inch inseam.
- The inseam is measured from the crotch to the bottom of the leg.
- Two pairs of trousers had the same waist but a different inseam.
- An older sense of inseam meant to mark something with a seam-like scar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSEAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INSEAM
The 6 tiles of INSEAM in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with INSEAM
3 longer words begin with INSEAM.
Shorter words from the letters in INSEAM
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Common questions about INSEAM
- Is INSEAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSEAM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSEAM worth?
- INSEAM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSEAM mean?
- The seam running along the inside of a trouser leg, from the crotch to the hem, or the length measured along that seam.
- What letters can be added to INSEAM?
- INSEAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INSEAM:
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