INSPAN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. INSPAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSPAN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSPAN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSPAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inspansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSPAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INSPAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,639.
What does INSPAN mean in Scrabble?
verb
South African
To harness or yoke draft animals, such as oxen, to a wagon or cart.
Inspan comes from Afrikaans and Dutch and entered English through South African usage describing ox wagons on trek. Its opposite, outspan, describes unharnessing the animals to rest, and the pair of words is still used figuratively for starting and stopping any demanding task. Both words remain closely tied to South African English rather than the wider English-speaking world.
How INSPAN is used
South African English; used of harnessing draft animals and, figuratively, of starting a task.
- The drivers stopped at dawn to inspan the oxen.
- The word inspan came into English from Afrikaans.
- It took an hour to inspan the whole team of animals.
- They planned to inspan before sunrise and travel all day.
- Inspan and outspan describe starting and ending a wagon journey.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSPAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INSPAN
The 6 tiles of INSPAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INSPAN
3 longer words begin with INSPAN.
Shorter words from the letters in INSPAN
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Common questions about INSPAN
- Is INSPAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSPAN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSPAN worth?
- INSPAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSPAN mean?
- To harness or yoke draft animals, such as oxen, to a wagon or cart.
- What letters can be added to INSPAN?
- INSPAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INSPAN:
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