INTARSIA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. INTARSIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INTARSIA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INTARSIA is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INTARSIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
intarsiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INTARSIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INTARSIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INTARSIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INTARSIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A decorative technique of fitting pieces of wood, or sometimes other materials, into a surface to make a picture; also a knitting method using separate yarn for each colour block.
Renaissance Italian craftsmen used intarsia to cover church choir stalls and cabinets with scenes in different woods. Knitters borrowed the name for colour-block designs where each area has its own ball of yarn.
How INTARSIA is used
Used in woodworking, art history and knitting patterns.
- The cabinet was decorated with fine intarsia.
- She learned intarsia to knit a fox on a sweater.
- Florentine intarsia often shows city views.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INTARSIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INTARSIA
1 longer words begin with INTARSIA.
Shorter words from the letters in INTARSIA
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Common questions about INTARSIA
- Is INTARSIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTARSIA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INTARSIA worth?
- INTARSIA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INTARSIA mean?
- A decorative technique of fitting pieces of wood, or sometimes other materials, into a surface to make a picture; also a knitting method using separate yarn for each colour block.
- What letters can be added to INTARSIA?
- INTARSIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INTARSIA:
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