Is INSIGHTFUL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSIGHTFUL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSIGHTFUL mean?
- adjective
exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception
“an insightful parent”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + F (4) + U (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 INSIGHTFUL
INSIGHTFUL 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 INSIGHTFUL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- flushing15
- infights15
- inflight15
- lungfish15
- shifting15
- fishing14
- flights14
- infight14
- unshift13
- fights13
- flight13
- flutings12
- hustling12
- stifling12
- sunlight12
- filths12
- finish12
- fluish12
- fight12
- filings11
- fisting11
- fliting11
- fluting11
- hilting11
- histing11
- ingulfs11
- insight11
- lifting11
- lushing11
- shuting11
- sifting11
- tushing11
- unsight11
- filth11
- flush11
- shift11
- tinfuls10
- filing10
- flings10
- fusing10
- ingulf10
- lights10
- nights10
- slight10
- things10
- fish10
- linguist9
- flints9
- nihils9
- sinful9
- tinful9
- unfits9
- fling9
- flung9
- fungi9
- gifts9
- gulfs9
- light9
- nighs9
- night9
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