INVERTEBRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. INVERTEBRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INVERTEBRATE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INVERTEBRATE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INVERTEBRATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
invertebratesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INVERTEBRATE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in INVERTEBRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INVERTEBRATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INVERTEBRATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
Any animal that has no backbone, such as an insect, a snail or a jellyfish.
Invertebrates make up the vast majority of animal species on Earth, even though people tend to picture mammals first. The word is a convenient everyday label rather than a strict scientific group.
How INVERTEBRATE is used
Used in biology and nature writing for animals without a spine; the word can also work as an adjective.
- The tide pool was full of small invertebrate life, from snails to starfish.
- An octopus is an invertebrate, but it is remarkably clever.
- She studied the invertebrate fauna of the river for her thesis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INVERTEBRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INVERTEBRATE
1 longer words begin with INVERTEBRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in INVERTEBRATE
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Common questions about INVERTEBRATE
- Is INVERTEBRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INVERTEBRATE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INVERTEBRATE worth?
- INVERTEBRATE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INVERTEBRATE mean?
- Any animal that has no backbone, such as an insect, a snail or a jellyfish.
- What letters can be added to INVERTEBRATE?
- INVERTEBRATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of INVERTEBRATE:
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