INVERNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. INVERNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INVERNESS?
| 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 INVERNESS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INVERNESS
No single letter turns INVERNESS into another word.
How INVERNESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INVERNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INVERNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INVERNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A loose, sleeveless overcoat with a detachable cape.
The inverness takes its name from the Scottish city and was a fashionable garment for gentlemen in the nineteenth century. Fans of detective stories picture it on Sherlock Holmes.
How INVERNESS is used
An old-fashioned clothing term, mostly seen in historical or fiction writing.
- He pulled his inverness tighter against the winter wind.
- The coachman wore a heavy inverness over his jacket.
- An inverness hung in the hall of the old house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INVERNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INVERNESS
The 9 tiles of INVERNESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INVERNESS
1 longer words begin with INVERNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in INVERNESS
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Common questions about INVERNESS
- Is INVERNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INVERNESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INVERNESS worth?
- INVERNESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INVERNESS mean?
- A loose, sleeveless overcoat with a detachable cape.
- What letters can be added to INVERNESS?
- No single letter can be added to INVERNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INVERNESS:
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