INSTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. INSTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSTAL?
| 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 INSTAL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSTAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSTAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INSTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does INSTAL mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To place equipment, a person, or a system into position and ready for use; a British spelling variant of install.
Instal and install name the same action, whether fitting a machine into place, formally placing someone into a new office, or setting up a piece of software, but instal is the shorter form still found in British dictionaries and in some formal or ceremonial writing. Style guides today generally favour the doubled-letter install, so instal now reads as slightly old-fashioned even where it remains correct. Ceremonial contexts, such as instal a bishop or instal a new chairman, keep the shorter form alive longer than everyday technical writing does. Both forms share the same pronunciation and the same range of meaning.
How INSTAL is used
A British spelling variant of install, now less common than the doubled-letter form in everyday writing.
- The cathedral will instal the new bishop next spring.
- Older British manuals use instal where American ones print install.
- The society plans to instal its officers at the annual meeting.
- He chose to instal the shelving himself rather than pay a fitter.
- Instal and install are pronounced exactly the same way.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSTAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INSTAL
15 longer words begin with INSTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in INSTAL
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Common questions about INSTAL
- Is INSTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSTAL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSTAL worth?
- INSTAL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSTAL mean?
- To place equipment, a person, or a system into position and ready for use; a British spelling variant of install.
- What letters can be added to INSTAL?
- INSTAL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INSTAL:
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