INSTAR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. INSTAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INSTAR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSTAR is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSTAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
instarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSTAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INSTAR, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,033.
What stands out about INSTAR
- The same 6 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 INSTAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A distinct stage in the growth of an insect or other arthropod, marked off from the next by a moult.
An arthropod such as a caterpillar or a beetle larva grows by shedding its rigid outer skin in a series of moults, and each stage between one moult and the next is called an instar. Entomologists count instars to track development, since the number of moults an insect passes through before reaching adulthood varies from species to species. Early instars are typically small and simple, with features such as wings only appearing as rudiments in later instars before the final moult produces the adult form. The word comes from Latin for form or shape, reflecting how each instar can look noticeably different from the ones before and after it.
How INSTAR is used
A technical term in entomology and zoology, used to describe larval growth stages.
- The caterpillar reached its fifth instar before spinning a cocoon.
- Each instar is separated from the next by a moult of the skin.
- Wing buds appear only in the later instar stages of the nymph.
- Entomologists recorded the length of every instar in the lab colony.
- The first instar hatched smaller and paler than later stages.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSTAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INSTAR
The 6 tiles of INSTAR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with INSTAR
3 longer words begin with INSTAR.
Shorter words from the letters in INSTAR
Showing 40 of 132. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about INSTAR
- Is INSTAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSTAR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSTAR worth?
- INSTAR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSTAR mean?
- A distinct stage in the growth of an insect or other arthropod, marked off from the next by a moult.
- What letters can be added to INSTAR?
- INSTAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INSTAR:
Open INSTAR in the Word Finder