INSPIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INSPIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSPIRE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSPIRE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSPIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSPIRE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INSPIRE, 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 | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about INSPIRE
- The same 7 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 INSPIRE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To fill someone with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially something creative.
A teacher, a landscape or a song can inspire new work. The word also has a medical sense, to draw air into the lungs, which is the opposite of expire.
How INSPIRE is used
Inspire takes a person or a feeling as its object, as in inspire hope or inspire a child to read.
- The mountains inspire many painters each summer.
- Her speech will inspire the whole team.
- Stories of explorers inspire the young to travel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSPIRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INSPIRE
The 7 tiles of INSPIRE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with INSPIRE
5 longer words begin with INSPIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in INSPIRE
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Common questions about INSPIRE
- Is INSPIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSPIRE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSPIRE worth?
- INSPIRE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSPIRE mean?
- To fill someone with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially something creative.
- What letters can be added to INSPIRE?
- INSPIRE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INSPIRE:
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