INVESTIGATIONS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. INVESTIGATIONS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
i1n1v4e1s1t1i1g2a1t1i1o1n1s1
PlayableINVESTIGATIONS · 14 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
14letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept INVESTIGATIONS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.29
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.64%
Our own measure of how useful INVESTIGATIONS is to know. It scores 18 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INVESTIGATIONS
No single letter turns INVESTIGATIONS into another word.
How INVESTIGATIONS scores
Scrabble i1n1v4e1s1t1i1g2a1t1i1o1n1s1 18
Words with Friends i1n2v5e1s1t1i1g3a1t1i1o1n2s1 22
Face value of the 14 tiles in INVESTIGATIONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INVESTIGATIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in INVESTIGATIONS
investigation17 tenovaginitis17 instigations13 negationists13 instigative15 negativists15 sovietising15 vaginitises15 estivations14 invitations14 nonstatives14 visitations14 instigation12 isoantigens12 negationist12 estivating14 negativist14 visionings14 voisinages14 estivation13 evanitions13 evitations13 invitation13 nativities13 nonstative13 novitiates13 vinosities13 visitation13 vitiations13 gestations11 goniatites11 ingestions11 instigates11 isoantigen11 negotiants11 onsettings11 sanitising11 stationing11 tetanising11 antinoises10
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Common questions about INVESTIGATIONS
- Is INVESTIGATIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INVESTIGATIONS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INVESTIGATIONS worth?
- INVESTIGATIONS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INVESTIGATIONS?
- No single letter can be added to INVESTIGATIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of INVESTIGATIONS:
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