INSECTIVORE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. INSECTIVORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSECTIVORE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSECTIVORE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSECTIVORE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
insectivoresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSECTIVORE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INSECTIVORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INSECTIVORE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INSECTIVORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An animal or plant that feeds mainly on insects.
Bats, shrews, hedgehogs and many birds are insectivores. In older books the word named a particular group of small mammals now divided into several orders.
How INSECTIVORE is used
Used in biology and nature writing when describing diet.
- The hedgehog is a typical insectivore.
- Each night the insectivore catches hundreds of moths.
- Some pitcher plants are rare insectivore species.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSECTIVORE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INSECTIVORE
1 longer words begin with INSECTIVORE.
Shorter words from the letters in INSECTIVORE
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Common questions about INSECTIVORE
- Is INSECTIVORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSECTIVORE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSECTIVORE worth?
- INSECTIVORE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSECTIVORE mean?
- An animal or plant that feeds mainly on insects.
- What letters can be added to INSECTIVORE?
- INSECTIVORE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INSECTIVORE:
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