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Is inlet a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word inlet is a Scrabble US word. The word inlet is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

I1N1L1E1T1

Is inlet a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word inlet is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

I1N1L1E1T1

Is inlet a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word inlet is a Words With Friends word. The word inlet is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1N2L2E1T1

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5-letter words (5 found)

ELINT,ENLIT,INLET,INTEL,LENTI,

4-letter words (10 found)

LENT,LIEN,LINE,LINT,LITE,NITE,TEIL,TEIN,TILE,TINE,

3-letter words (15 found)

ELT,LEI,LET,LIE,LIN,LIT,NET,NIE,NIL,NIT,TEL,TEN,TIE,TIL,TIN,

2-letter words (9 found)

EL,EN,ET,IN,IT,LI,NE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 40 words from inlet according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of inlet

inlet nilet ilnet linet nliet lniet inelt nielt ienlt einlt neilt enilt ilent lient ielnt eilnt leint elint nleit lneit nelit enlit lenit elnit inlte nilte ilnte linte nlite lnite intle nitle itnle tinle ntile tnile iltne litne itlne tilne ltine tline nltie lntie ntlie tnlie ltnie tlnie inetl nietl ientl eintl neitl enitl intel nitel itnel tinel ntiel tniel ietnl eitnl itenl tienl etinl teinl netil entil nteil tneil etnil tenil iletn lietn ieltn eiltn leitn elitn ilten liten itlen tilen ltien tlien ietln eitln iteln tieln etiln teiln letin eltin ltein tlein etlin telin nleti lneti nelti enlti lenti elnti nltei lntei ntlei tnlei ltnei tlnei netli entli nteli tneli etnli tenli letni eltni lteni tleni etlni telni

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Definitions and meaning of inlet

inlet

Etymology 1

From Middle English inleten, equivalent to in- +‎ let. Cognate with Dutch inlaten (“to let in, admit”), Low German inlaten (“to let in”), German einlassen (“to admit, let in”), Swedish inlåta (“to enter, engage”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈlɛt/

Verb

inlet (third-person singular simple present inlets, present participle inletting, simple past and past participle inlet)

  1. (transitive) To let in; admit.
  2. (transitive) To insert; inlay.
  3. (firearms) To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.

Etymology 2

From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- +‎ let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnlət/

Noun

inlet (plural inlets)

  1. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
  2. A passage that leads into a cavity.
    • 1748. David Hume, An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 15.
      by opening this new inlet for sensations, you also open an inlet for the ideas;
Derived terms
  • inlet manifold
Translations

Anagrams

  • ELINT, Intel, enlit, intel, leint, let in

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