INSTITUTE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INSTITUTE 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 INSTITUTE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSTITUTE is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSTITUTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INSTITUTE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INSTITUTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INSTITUTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INSTITUTE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To set up or begin something formally, such as a rule, a system, or legal action.
Governments institute reforms and courts institute proceedings, always in an official way. The same spelling is also a noun for an organization, but the verb is about the act of founding.
How INSTITUTE is used
Formal, used with objects like policy, inquiry, or proceedings.
- The council will institute a new parking rule.
- They chose to institute legal proceedings.
- The school moved to institute a uniform policy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INSTITUTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INSTITUTE
4 longer words begin with INSTITUTE.
Shorter words from the letters in INSTITUTE
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Common questions about INSTITUTE
- Is INSTITUTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSTITUTE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSTITUTE worth?
- INSTITUTE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INSTITUTE mean?
- To set up or begin something formally, such as a rule, a system, or legal action.
- What letters can be added to INSTITUTE?
- INSTITUTE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INSTITUTE:
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