INTESTACY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. INTESTACY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INTESTACY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INTESTACY is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INTESTACY
No single letter turns INTESTACY into another word.
How INTESTACY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INTESTACY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INTESTACY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INTESTACY mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
The state of dying without a valid will.
When intestacy occurs, the law decides who inherits, usually favouring close family in a set order. Lawyers urge people to write a will so the rules of intestacy do not apply.
How INTESTACY is used
Legal term, often in "rules of intestacy".
- Under the rules of intestacy, the spouse inherits first.
- Intestacy can leave family disputes unresolved.
- The estate passed by intestacy to his two sons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INTESTACY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INTESTACY
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Common questions about INTESTACY
- Is INTESTACY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTESTACY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INTESTACY worth?
- INTESTACY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INTESTACY mean?
- The state of dying without a valid will.
- What letters can be added to INTESTACY?
- No single letter can be added to INTESTACY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INTESTACY:
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