INSPIRATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. INSPIRATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSPIRATORY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSPIRATORY is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSPIRATORY
No single letter turns INSPIRATORY into another word.
How INSPIRATORY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INSPIRATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INSPIRATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INSPIRATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the act of drawing air into the lungs.
Doctors listen for inspiratory sounds such as a wheeze or crackle as the patient breathes in. The opposite term, expiratory, refers to breathing out.
How INSPIRATORY is used
Medical and physiological; used for muscles, sounds and breathing tests.
- The nurse noted a loud inspiratory wheeze.
- The diaphragm is the main inspiratory muscle.
- Inspiratory capacity was measured with a small device.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSPIRATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INSPIRATORY
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Common questions about INSPIRATORY
- Is INSPIRATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSPIRATORY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSPIRATORY worth?
- INSPIRATORY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSPIRATORY mean?
- Relating to the act of drawing air into the lungs.
- What letters can be added to INSPIRATORY?
- No single letter can be added to INSPIRATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INSPIRATORY:
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