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Is inhibit a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word inhibit is a Scrabble US word. The word inhibit is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

I1N1H4I1B3I1T1

Is inhibit a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word inhibit is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

I1N1H4I1B3I1T1

Is inhibit a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word inhibit is a Words With Friends word. The word inhibit is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1N2H3I1B4I1T1

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7-letter words (1 found)

INHIBIT,

5-letter words (1 found)

BINIT,

4-letter words (4 found)

BINT,HINT,INTI,THIN,

3-letter words (8 found)

BIN,BIT,HIN,HIT,NIB,NIT,NTH,TIN,

2-letter words (5 found)

BI,HI,IN,IT,TI,

You can make 19 words from inhibit according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of inhibit

inhibit

Etymology

From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (“I hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habeō (“I have, hold, keep”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪbɪt

Verb

inhibit (third-person singular simple present inhibits, present participle inhibiting, simple past and past participle inhibited)

  1. (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hinder
  2. (Philippines) To recuse.

Derived terms

  • disinhibit

Related terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (“I hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habeō (“I have, hold, keep”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [i.niˈβit]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [i.niˈbit]
  • Rhymes: -it

Participle

inhibit (feminine inhibida, masculine plural inhibits, feminine plural inhibides)

  1. past participle of inhibir

Source: wiktionary.org