Is INHERITS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INHERITS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INHERITS mean?
Inherits is a form of INHERIT.
- verb
obtain from someone after their death
“I inherited a castle from my French grandparents”
- verb
receive from a predecessor
“The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair”
- verb
receive by genetic transmission
“I inherited my good eyesight from my mother”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
8
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 11 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 INHERITS
INHERITS 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 INHERITS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hinters10
- inherit10
- shinier10
- hinter9
- reishi9
- shiner9
- shrine9
- theins9
- theirs9
- heirs8
- heist8
- hents8
- herns8
- hints8
- hires8
- ither8
- rishi8
- shent8
- shier8
- shine8
- shire8
- shirt8
- shite8
- thein8
- their8
- thens8
- thine8
- thins8
- eths7
- heir7
- hens7
- hent7
- hern7
- hers7
- hest7
- hets7
- hies7
- hins7
- hint7
- hire7
- hisn7
- hist7
- hits7
- resh7
- shen7
- shin7
- shit7
- shri7
- sinh7
- sith7
- then7
- thin7
- thir7
- this7
- estrin6
- inerts6
- insert6
- inters6
- niters6
- nitres6
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