INSOLUBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INSOLUBLE 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 INSOLUBLE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSOLUBLE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSOLUBLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
insolublesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSOLUBLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INSOLUBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INSOLUBLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INSOLUBLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Impossible to dissolve, or impossible to solve.
Chemists call sand insoluble in water because it will not dissolve, however long it is stirred. In everyday writing the same word describes a puzzle or dispute that seems to have no answer.
How INSOLUBLE is used
The word insoluble has two main uses: in chemistry for substances, and in general talk for problems.
- Chalk is largely insoluble in cold water.
- The detectives faced an insoluble mystery.
- They called the border dispute insoluble after years of talks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSOLUBLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INSOLUBLE
3 longer words begin with INSOLUBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in INSOLUBLE
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Common questions about INSOLUBLE
- Is INSOLUBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSOLUBLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSOLUBLE worth?
- INSOLUBLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSOLUBLE mean?
- Impossible to dissolve, or impossible to solve.
- What letters can be added to INSOLUBLE?
- INSOLUBLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INSOLUBLE:
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