Is INFLECTIONAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INFLECTIONAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INFLECTIONAL mean?
- adjective
characterized by inflections indicating grammatical distinctions
“inflectional morphology is used to indicate number and case and tense and person etc.”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + F (4) + L (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 17 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 INFLECTIONAL
INFLECTIONAL 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 INFLECTIONAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- inflection15
- falconine14
- fictional14
- infection14
- conflate13
- falconet13
- flection13
- olefinic13
- centillion12
- fellation12
- infantile12
- inflation12
- nonfilial12
- confine12
- faction12
- fictile12
- fiction12
- finance12
- finical12
- folacin12
- icefall12
- inflect12
- inflict12
- nonfact12
- aconitine11
- anticline11
- ciliolate11
- clintonia11
- octennial11
- antilife11
- fellatio11
- flatline11
- fontanel11
- tefillin11
- confit11
- facile11
- falcon11
- fecial11
- fiance11
- flacon11
- infect11
- cliental10
- cotinine10
- enaction10
- inaction10
- localite10
- nicotine10
- teocalli10
- filiate10
- flannel10
- floatel10
- foliate10
- fontina10
- infante10
- inflate10
- nonlife10
- tailfin10
- tinfoil10
- calif10
- cleft10
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