Is INFERIORS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INFERIORS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INFERIORS mean?
Inferiors is a form of INFERIOR.
- adjective
of or characteristic of low rank or importance
- adjective
of low or inferior quality
- noun
one of lesser rank or station or quality
- noun
a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + F (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for INFERIORS
INFERIORS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from INFERIORS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- inferior11
- firers9
- freons9
- friers9
- infers9
- ferns8
- finer8
- fines8
- finis8
- finos8
- firer8
- fires8
- firns8
- foins8
- fores8
- freon8
- frier8
- fries8
- frise8
- froes8
- frons8
- frore8
- infer8
- infos8
- neifs8
- reifs8
- rifer8
- serif8
- ioniser7
- ironers7
- ironier7
- ironies7
- ironise7
- noisier7
- fens7
- fern7
- fine7
- fino7
- fins7
- fire7
- firn7
- firs7
- foes7
- foin7
- fons7
- fore7
- froe7
- info7
- neif7
- refs7
- reif7
- rife7
- rifs7
- seif7
- serf7
- ionise6
- ironer6
- irones6
- nosier6
- rinser6
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