INSELBERG is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. INSELBERG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSELBERG?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSELBERG is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSELBERG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSELBERG scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INSELBERG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INSELBERG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INSELBERG mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An isolated rocky hill or mountain that rises sharply from a flat plain.
Geologists see an inselberg as a leftover of harder rock that survived while the surrounding land wore away. The German name means island mountain, and Uluru in Australia is a famous case.
How INSELBERG is used
A geography and geology term, most often met in descriptions of dry plains.
- A single red inselberg stood alone on the empty desert plain.
- Climbers gathered at the foot of the granite inselberg at dawn.
- The inselberg is all that remains of an ancient mountain range.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSELBERG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INSELBERG
2 longer words begin with INSELBERG.
Shorter words from the letters in INSELBERG
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Common questions about INSELBERG
- Is INSELBERG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSELBERG, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSELBERG worth?
- INSELBERG is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSELBERG mean?
- An isolated rocky hill or mountain that rises sharply from a flat plain.
- What letters can be added to INSELBERG?
- INSELBERG takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INSELBERG:
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