INVENT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INVENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INVENT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INVENT is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INVENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inventsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INVENT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INVENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,320.
What does INVENT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To create or devise something new that did not exist before.
To invent is to bring a device, method or idea into being for the first time, as Morse did with his telegraph code. The word also covers making something up, such as an excuse or a story, which is why it can sound admiring in one sentence and accusing in the next. It comes from Latin invenire, meaning to come upon, because an invention was once thought of as a discovery.
How INVENT is used
Everyday verb; the sense of fabricating a falsehood is common in speech.
- Someone had to invent the wheel before carts existed.
- Children love to invent secret languages.
- He was forced to invent an excuse for being late.
- The studio hired engineers to invent a quieter engine.
- You cannot simply invent evidence to fit your theory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INVENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INVENT
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with INVENT.
Shorter words from the letters in INVENT
Common questions about INVENT
- Is INVENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INVENT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INVENT worth?
- INVENT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INVENT mean?
- To create or devise something new that did not exist before.
- What letters can be added to INVENT?
- INVENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INVENT:
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