Is INFLATIONARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INFLATIONARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INFLATIONARY mean?
- adjective
associated with or tending to cause increases in inflation
“inflationary prices”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + F (4) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 INFLATIONARY
INFLATIONARY 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 INFLATIONARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- finality14
- infantry14
- faintly13
- frailty13
- introfy13
- niftily13
- nitrify13
- antiroyal12
- inflation12
- fairly12
- flinty12
- flirty12
- floaty12
- notify12
- ratify12
- tonify12
- filarian11
- flatiron11
- inflator11
- nonfatal11
- fairy11
- fanny11
- fatly11
- finny11
- fitly11
- foray11
- forty11
- lofty11
- nifty11
- trayf11
- airfoil10
- airlift10
- anality10
- anility10
- fantail10
- filaria10
- fontina10
- frontal10
- inanity10
- infanta10
- laniary10
- orality10
- rainily10
- riantly10
- tailfan10
- tailfin10
- tinfoil10
- tinnily10
- flay10
- fray10
- afloat9
- airily9
- aliyot9
- antifa9
- aroynt9
- artily9
- fanart9
- fanion9
- farina9
- finial9
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