INVENTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INVENTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INVENTOR?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INVENTOR is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INVENTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INVENTOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INVENTOR, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INVENTOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INVENTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who creates a new device, process or method for the first time.
An inventor may work alone in a garage or in a company laboratory, and patents are the legal record of the claim. The word suggests the first creator, not the one who improved or sold the thing.
How INVENTOR is used
Everyday word; the spelling inventer is a rare variant.
- The inventor of the telephone received a patent in 1876.
- Her grandfather was an inventor of farm tools.
- Every inventor faces doubters at the start.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INVENTOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INVENTOR
The 8 tiles of INVENTOR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INVENTOR
8 longer words begin with INVENTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in INVENTOR
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Common questions about INVENTOR
- Is INVENTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INVENTOR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INVENTOR worth?
- INVENTOR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INVENTOR mean?
- A person who creates a new device, process or method for the first time.
- What letters can be added to INVENTOR?
- INVENTOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INVENTOR:
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