INSOLVENT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. INSOLVENT 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 INSOLVENT?
| 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 INSOLVENT is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSOLVENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
insolventsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSOLVENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INSOLVENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INSOLVENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INSOLVENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
legal
Unable to pay debts as they fall due because of a lack of money or assets.
A firm that is insolvent may still own valuable things but be unable to turn them into cash in time. Courts then step in, and the next stage is often liquidation or a rescue deal with creditors.
How INSOLVENT is used
Used in finance and law for people and companies that cannot meet their debts.
- The bank declared the builder insolvent after he missed three payments.
- An insolvent company cannot lawfully keep trading at the expense of creditors.
- He was left insolvent by the collapse of his business.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSOLVENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INSOLVENT
1 longer words begin with INSOLVENT.
Shorter words from the letters in INSOLVENT
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Common questions about INSOLVENT
- Is INSOLVENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSOLVENT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSOLVENT worth?
- INSOLVENT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSOLVENT mean?
- Unable to pay debts as they fall due because of a lack of money or assets.
- What letters can be added to INSOLVENT?
- INSOLVENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INSOLVENT:
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