INTAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. INTAKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INTAKE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INTAKE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INTAKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
intakesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INTAKE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INTAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,066.
What does INTAKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The amount, act or place of taking something in, such as food, breath, water or new recruits.
Intake covers several everyday ideas. Doctors speak of a patient's daily intake of salt or calories, schools and companies count their yearly intake of new students or staff, and engineers give the name to the opening through which air or water enters a pipe or engine. A sudden intake of breath is the sharp inhale that signals surprise. In all of these uses the stress falls on what goes in, not what comes out.
How INTAKE is used
Common in medicine, education, engineering and ordinary speech; the stress falls on the first syllable.
- The doctor asked her to reduce her sugar intake.
- The college takes in a large intake each September.
- There was a sharp intake of breath when the door opened.
- Leaves had blocked the intake of the water pump.
- Daily fluid intake matters more in hot weather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INTAKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INTAKE
The 6 tiles of INTAKE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INTAKE
1 longer words begin with INTAKE.
Shorter words from the letters in INTAKE
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Common questions about INTAKE
- Is INTAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTAKE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INTAKE worth?
- INTAKE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INTAKE mean?
- The amount, act or place of taking something in, such as food, breath, water or new recruits.
- What letters can be added to INTAKE?
- INTAKE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INTAKE:
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