INTUMESCENT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. INTUMESCENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INTUMESCENT?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INTUMESCENT is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INTUMESCENT
No single letter turns INTUMESCENT into another word.
How INTUMESCENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INTUMESCENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INTUMESCENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INTUMESCENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Swelling up when heated, especially so as to form an insulating layer against fire.
In building work an intumescent product is a safety measure: paint, strip or seal that puffs up in a blaze. The word also has a medical sense of swelling in tissue.
How INTUMESCENT is used
Intumescent is most often found in fire-protection terms such as intumescent paint or intumescent seal.
- The steel beams were coated with intumescent paint.
- An intumescent strip closes the gap around the fire door.
- The intumescent layer bubbled and charred in the test.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INTUMESCENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INTUMESCENT
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Common questions about INTUMESCENT
- Is INTUMESCENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTUMESCENT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INTUMESCENT worth?
- INTUMESCENT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INTUMESCENT mean?
- Swelling up when heated, especially so as to form an insulating layer against fire.
- What letters can be added to INTUMESCENT?
- No single letter can be added to INTUMESCENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INTUMESCENT:
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