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Is inherit a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word inherit is a Scrabble US word. The word inherit is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

I1N1H4E1R1I1T1

Is inherit a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word inherit is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

I1N1H4E1R1I1T1

Is inherit a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word inherit is a Words With Friends word. The word inherit is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1N2H3E1R1I1T1

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7-letter words (1 found)

INHERIT,

6-letter words (4 found)

HINTER,INTIRE,NITHER,TINIER,

5-letter words (10 found)

INERT,INTER,ITHER,NITER,NITRE,RHINE,THEIN,THEIR,THINE,TRINE,

4-letter words (22 found)

HEIR,HENT,HERN,HINT,HIRE,INTI,NITE,REIN,RENT,RINE,RITE,TEHR,TEIN,TERN,THEN,THIN,THIR,TIER,TINE,TIRE,TRIE,TRIN,

3-letter words (23 found)

ERN,ETH,HEN,HER,HET,HIE,HIN,HIT,IRE,NET,NIE,NIT,NTH,REH,REI,REN,RET,RIN,RIT,TEN,THE,TIE,TIN,

2-letter words (12 found)

EH,EN,ER,ET,HE,HI,IN,IT,NE,RE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 73 words from inherit according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of inherit

inherit

Etymology

From Middle English enheriten, from Old French enheriter, from Late Latin inhereditare (“make heir”). Displaced native Old English ierfan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹɪt

Verb

inherit (third-person singular simple present inherits, present participle inheriting, simple past and past participle inherited)

  1. (transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
  2. (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
  3. (transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
  4. (transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
  5. (intransitive) To come into an inheritance.
  6. (computing, programming, transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
  7. (computing, programming, transitive) To derive a new class from (a superclass).
  8. (transitive, obsolete) To put in possession of.

Usage notes

  • Do not confuse with inherent.


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