INSECT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. INSECT 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 INSECT?
| 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 INSECT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSECT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
insectsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSECT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INSECT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about INSECT
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 INSECT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small invertebrate animal with a body divided into three main sections and, typically, six legs and one or two pairs of wings.
Insects form the largest and most varied group of animals on Earth, including beetles, ants, bees, and flies among hundreds of thousands of described species. The word comes from a Latin term meaning cut into, a reference to the segmented body plan that separates the head, chest, and abdomen. Ordinary speech is looser than zoology here, and people often call spiders and other small crawling creatures insects even though true insects are a narrower group.
How INSECT is used
Used in both everyday speech and precise zoological classification, though the two do not always agree on what counts.
- A single insect can sometimes hold up an entire assembly line.
- The word insect comes from a Latin term meaning cut into.
- Spiders are commonly called insects, though scientifically they are not.
- Bees, ants, and beetles are all true insects.
- The garden was full of insects after the summer rain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSECT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INSECT
The 6 tiles of INSECT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with INSECT
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with INSECT.
Shorter words from the letters in INSECT
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Common questions about INSECT
- Is INSECT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSECT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSECT worth?
- INSECT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSECT mean?
- A small invertebrate animal with a body divided into three main sections and, typically, six legs and one or two pairs of wings.
- What letters can be added to INSECT?
- INSECT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INSECT:
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