Is INHERITED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INHERITED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INHERITED mean?
- adjective
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
“an inherited disease”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 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 INHERITED
INHERITED 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 INHERITED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- diether11
- inhered11
- inherit10
- neither10
- therein10
- dither10
- heired10
- hented10
- hinder10
- hinted10
- either9
- heinie9
- herein9
- hinter9
- inhere9
- nether9
- theine9
- heder9
- hider9
- hired9
- third9
- inditer8
- nitride8
- ether8
- hiree8
- ither8
- thein8
- their8
- there8
- thine8
- three8
- heed8
- herd8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- niterie7
- denier7
- dieter7
- endite7
- indite7
- nereid7
- nitrid7
- reedit7
- reined7
- rented7
- retied7
- rident7
- tender7
- tidier7
- tiered7
- tinder7
- tineid7
- trined7
- heir7
- hent7
- here7
- hern7
- hint7
- hire7
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