ISLET is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ISLET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISLET?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISLET is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISLET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
isletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ISLET scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ISLET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about ISLET
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ISLET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small island; in biology, also a small cluster of cells distinct from the surrounding tissue.
Geographers use islet for a piece of land too small to count as a proper island, often scattered among larger islands or set just off a coastline. Biology borrows the same word for tiny, distinct clusters of cells embedded within a larger organ, most famously the islets of Langerhans, the groups of cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. Both senses share the same underlying idea of a small, separate patch surrounded by something larger. Sailors rely on the geographic sense constantly, while doctors and biologists use the cellular sense when discussing diabetes and pancreatic function.
How ISLET is used
Common in geography for small islands, and used technically in biology and medicine for pancreatic cell clusters.
- A rocky islet sat just offshore, too small to name on most maps.
- The islets of Langerhans in the pancreas produce insulin.
- Fishermen anchored near a tiny islet to wait out the storm.
- Damage to these islet cells can lead to diabetes.
- Seabirds nested undisturbed on the remote islet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISLET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ISLET
The 5 tiles of ISLET in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with ISLET
2 longer words begin with ISLET.
Words with ISLET inside
2 words contain ISLET in the middle. Words that start with ISLET are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ISLET
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Common questions about ISLET
- Is ISLET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISLET, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISLET worth?
- ISLET is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISLET mean?
- A small island; in biology, also a small cluster of cells distinct from the surrounding tissue.
- What letters can be added to ISLET?
- ISLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ISLET:
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