Is INSULAR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSULAR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSULAR mean?
- adjective
relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
“insular territories”
- adjective
suggestive of the isolated life of an island
“an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist”
- adjective
narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
“little sympathy with parochial mentality”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 7
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + R (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 INSULAR
Single letters that turn INSULAR 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
Anagrams of INSULAR
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from INSULAR
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- urinals7
- insula6
- lunars6
- nairus6
- urials6
- urinal6
- airns5
- anils5
- arils5
- auris5
- lairs5
- laris5
- larns5
- liars5
- liras5
- lunar5
- lunas5
- nails5
- nairu5
- naris5
- nurls5
- rails5
- rains5
- ranis5
- rials5
- ruins5
- sarin5
- slain5
- snail5
- snarl5
- sural5
- ulans5
- ulnar5
- ulnas5
- unais5
- urial5
- ails4
- ains4
- airn4
- airs4
- anil4
- anis4
- anus4
- aril4
- lain4
- lair4
- lari4
- larn4
- lars4
- liar4
- lias4
- lins4
- lira4
- luna4
- luns4
- nail4
- nils4
- nurl4
- rail4
- rain4
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