INSOURCE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. INSOURCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSOURCE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSOURCE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSOURCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSOURCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INSOURCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INSOURCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INSOURCE
- All 8 letters of INSOURCE are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 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 INSOURCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To handle a task with a firm's own staff or a sister company instead of buying the service outside.
Insource is business jargon that mirrors outsource. Companies insource work when they want more control or lower long-term cost.
How INSOURCE is used
The verb insource is mostly found in management and procurement writing.
- The bank decided to insource its payroll processing.
- It is cheaper to insource the design work than to hire an agency.
- Managers voted to insource support after repeated complaints.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSOURCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INSOURCE
The 8 tiles of INSOURCE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with INSOURCE
2 longer words begin with INSOURCE.
Shorter words from the letters in INSOURCE
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Common questions about INSOURCE
- Is INSOURCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSOURCE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSOURCE worth?
- INSOURCE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSOURCE mean?
- To handle a task with a firm's own staff or a sister company instead of buying the service outside.
- What letters can be added to INSOURCE?
- INSOURCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INSOURCE:
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