Is INSOLENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSOLENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSOLENTS mean?
Insolents is a form of INSOLENT.
- adjective
marked by casual disrespect
“a flip answer to serious question”
- adjective
unrestrained by convention or propriety
“an audacious trick to pull”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 9 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 INSOLENTS
INSOLENTS 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 INSOLENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- insolent8
- tensions8
- enlists7
- entoils7
- innless7
- insoles7
- intones7
- lesions7
- linnets7
- lioness7
- listens7
- nelsons7
- nosiest7
- onliest7
- sennits7
- silents7
- sinnets7
- sonnets7
- sonnies7
- telsons7
- tension7
- tinsels7
- tonsils7
- elints6
- eloins6
- enlist6
- enosis6
- entoil6
- eosins6
- essoin6
- inlets6
- insets6
- insole6
- intels6
- intone6
- islets6
- istles6
- lentos6
- lesion6
- lesson6
- linens6
- linnet6
- listen6
- nelson6
- nitons6
- noesis6
- noises6
- nonets6
- oleins6
- online6
- onsets6
- ossein6
- sennit6
- setons6
- silent6
- siloes6
- sinnet6
- sliest6
- sonnet6
- sonsie6
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