INURBANE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. INURBANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INURBANE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INURBANE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INURBANE
No single letter turns INURBANE into another word.
How INURBANE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INURBANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INURBANE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INURBANE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Rude and lacking polish in manner.
Inurbane is the opposite of urbane and sounds sharply bookish. It suggests someone who lacks the smooth manners expected in polite company.
How INURBANE is used
Inurbane is a literary insult, more elegant than simply rude.
- His inurbane reply embarrassed the whole table.
- The critic dismissed the host as inurbane and loud.
- An inurbane guest left muddy boots on the sofa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INURBANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INURBANE
1 longer words begin with INURBANE.
Shorter words from the letters in INURBANE
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Common questions about INURBANE
- Is INURBANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INURBANE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INURBANE worth?
- INURBANE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INURBANE mean?
- Rude and lacking polish in manner.
- What letters can be added to INURBANE?
- No single letter can be added to INURBANE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INURBANE:
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