INTEL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points

It depends on the list you play by. INTEL 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 5 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept INTEL?

Word power: 34 / 100

Our own measure of how useful INTEL is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for INTEL

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How INTEL scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in INTEL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.

What stands out about INTEL

• The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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

Anagrams of INTEL

The 5 tiles of INTEL in a different order — 4 found.

Words starting with INTEL

Showing 24 of 36 words that begin with INTEL.

Words ending in INTEL

2 words end in INTEL. Useful as a back hook: play INTEL onto a word already on the board.

Words with INTEL inside

Showing 24 of 27 words that contain INTEL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with INTEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in INTEL

Common questions about INTEL

Is INTEL valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTEL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is INTEL worth?

INTEL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to INTEL?

INTEL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.