Is INSURGENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSURGENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSURGENTS mean?
Insurgents is a form of INSURGENT.
- noun
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
- noun
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- adjective
in opposition to a civil authority or government
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 11 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 INSURGENTS
INSURGENTS 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 INSURGENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- insurgent10
- russeting10
- unresting10
- unstrings10
- runtiness9
- ensuring9
- nursings9
- retuning9
- stingers9
- tenuring9
- tressing9
- trigness9
- trussing9
- turnings9
- unstring9
- runniest8
- stunners8
- sunniest8
- ensigns8
- ensuing8
- enuring8
- ginners8
- gunites8
- gunners8
- gunnies8
- gunters8
- gurnets8
- gustier8
- gutsier8
- ingests8
- ingress8
- nesting8
- nursing8
- renting8
- resigns8
- resting8
- reusing8
- ringent8
- rusting8
- sensing8
- signers8
- signets8
- singers8
- stinger8
- stinges8
- strings8
- tensing8
- tigress8
- trueing8
- tunings8
- turning8
- estrins7
- inserts7
- insures7
- interns7
- inturns7
- nutsier7
- sennits7
- sinners7
- sinnets7
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