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Is inset a Scrabble word?

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

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Is inset a Scrabble UK word?

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

I1N1S1E1T1

Is inset a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word inset is a Words With Friends word. The word inset is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (8 found)

INSET,NEIST,NITES,SENTI,SIENT,STEIN,TEINS,TINES,

4-letter words (18 found)

ENTS,NEST,NETS,NIES,NITE,NITS,SENT,SIEN,SINE,SITE,SNIT,STEN,STIE,TEIN,TENS,TIES,TINE,TINS,

3-letter words (18 found)

ENS,EST,INS,ITS,NET,NIE,NIS,NIT,SEI,SEN,SET,SIN,SIT,TEN,TES,TIE,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (11 found)

EN,ES,ET,IN,IS,IT,NE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 56 words from inset according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of inset

inset niset isnet sinet nsiet sniet inest niest ienst einst neist enist isent sient iesnt eisnt seint esint nseit sneit nesit ensit senit esnit inste niste isnte sinte nsite snite intse nitse itnse tinse ntise tnise istne sitne itsne tisne stine tsine nstie sntie ntsie tnsie stnie tsnie inets niets ients eints neits enits intes nites itnes tines nties tnies ietns eitns itens tiens etins teins netis entis nteis tneis etnis tenis isetn sietn iestn eistn seitn esitn isten siten itsen tisen stien tsien ietsn eitsn itesn tiesn etisn teisn setin estin stein tsein etsin tesin nseti sneti nesti ensti senti esnti nstei sntei ntsei tnsei stnei tsnei netsi entsi ntesi tnesi etnsi tensi setni estni steni tseni etsni tesni

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Definitions and meaning of inset

inset

Etymology

From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”), equivalent to in- +‎ set. Cognate with Dutch inzetten (“to insert, set in”), Low German insetten (“to set in”), German einsetzen (“to insert, employ”), Danish indsætte (“to insert”), Swedish insätta (“to inset, induct, institute”), Icelandic innsetja (“to install”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnsɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnsɛt

Verb

inset (third-person singular simple present insets, present participle insetting, simple past and past participle inset or insetted)

  1. (transitive) To set in; infix or implant.
  2. (transitive) To insert something.
  3. (transitive) To add an inset to something.

Noun

inset (plural insets)

  1. A smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.
  2. Anything inserted.
  3. A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.
  4. (telecommunications) A modular microphone that can be removed from a telephone handset without disassembly.

Translations

Adjective

inset (comparative further inset, superlative furthest inset)

  1. Having been inset.
    Coordinate terms: embedded, recessed

See also

  • carbon inset
  • INSET day

Anagrams

  • Stein, Tiens, neist, nites, senti, set in, sient, snite, stein, tines, tsine

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch inzet (“inset”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /insɛt/
  • Hyphenation: in‧sèt

Noun

inset

  1. inset

Alternative forms

  • inzet

Further reading

  • “inset” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Source: wiktionary.org