Is INSTALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSTALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSTALS mean?
Instals is a form of INSTAL.
- 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
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 7
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (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 INSTALS
INSTALS 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 INSTALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- instal6
- saints6
- satins6
- slants6
- snails6
- stains6
- alist5
- anils5
- antis5
- lassi5
- lasts5
- lints5
- lists5
- litas5
- nails5
- sails5
- sains5
- saint5
- salts5
- sasin5
- satin5
- satis5
- sials5
- silts5
- sisal5
- slain5
- slant5
- slats5
- slits5
- snail5
- snits5
- stain5
- stans5
- tails5
- tains5
- tians5
- ails4
- ains4
- aits4
- alit4
- alts4
- anil4
- anis4
- anti4
- ants4
- lain4
- lass4
- last4
- lati4
- lats4
- lias4
- lins4
- lint4
- list4
- lits4
- nail4
- nils4
- nits4
- sail4
- sain4
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