INSTRESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. INSTRESSES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept INSTRESSES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INSTRESSES is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSTRESSES
No single letter turns INSTRESSES into another word.
How INSTRESSES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INSTRESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INSTRESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INSTRESSES
- The letter S appears four times in INSTRESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in INSTRESSES
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Common questions about INSTRESSES
- Is INSTRESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and INSTRESSES is not in it.
- How many points is INSTRESSES worth?
- INSTRESSES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INSTRESSES?
- No single letter can be added to INSTRESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INSTRESSES:
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