Is INSTALL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSTALL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSTALL mean?
- verb
set up for use
“install the washer and dryer”
- verb
put into an office or a position
“the new president was installed immediately after the election”
- verb
place
“Her manager had set her up at the Ritz”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
7
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) = 7 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 INSTALL
Single letters that turn INSTALL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from INSTALL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- instal6
- tallis6
- alist5
- anils5
- antis5
- lilts5
- lints5
- litas5
- nails5
- nills5
- saint5
- satin5
- slain5
- slant5
- snail5
- stain5
- stall5
- still5
- tails5
- tains5
- talls5
- tians5
- tills5
- ails4
- ains4
- aits4
- alit4
- alls4
- alts4
- anil4
- anis4
- anti4
- ants4
- ills4
- lain4
- last4
- lati4
- lats4
- lias4
- lilt4
- lins4
- lint4
- list4
- lits4
- nail4
- nill4
- nils4
- nits4
- sail4
- sain4
- sall4
- salt4
- sati4
- sial4
- sill4
- silt4
- slat4
- slit4
- snit4
- stan4
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