INTRICATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INTRICATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INTRICATE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INTRICATE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INTRICATE
No single letter turns INTRICATE into another word.
How INTRICATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INTRICATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INTRICATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INTRICATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having many small, finely connected parts that make something complicated.
Lace, watch movements and legal plots are called intricate because their detail takes patience to follow. The word usually carries some admiration for the skill that went into the design.
How INTRICATE is used
The word intricate is used for patterns, mechanisms, plans and arguments with many connected details.
- The carpet has an intricate pattern of vines and flowers.
- She explained the intricate rules of the board game.
- An intricate network of tunnels lay under the old town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INTRICATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INTRICATE
The 9 tiles of INTRICATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INTRICATE
3 longer words begin with INTRICATE.
Shorter words from the letters in INTRICATE
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Common questions about INTRICATE
- Is INTRICATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTRICATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INTRICATE worth?
- INTRICATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INTRICATE mean?
- Having many small, finely connected parts that make something complicated.
- What letters can be added to INTRICATE?
- No single letter can be added to INTRICATE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INTRICATE:
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