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Is instinct a Scrabble word?

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

I1N1S1T1I1N1C3T1

Is instinct a Scrabble UK word?

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

I1N1S1T1I1N1C3T1

Is instinct a Words With Friends word?

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

I1N2S1T1I1N2C4T1

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8-letter words (1 found)

INSTINCT,

6-letter words (1 found)

TINCTS,

5-letter words (6 found)

INNIT,INTIS,STINT,TINCT,TINTS,TITIS,

4-letter words (13 found)

CIST,CITS,INNS,INTI,ISIT,NISI,NITS,SNIT,TICS,TINS,TINT,TITI,TITS,

3-letter words (14 found)

CIS,CIT,INN,INS,ITS,NIS,NIT,SIC,SIN,SIT,TIC,TIN,TIS,TIT,

2-letter words (6 found)

IN,IS,IT,SI,ST,TI,

You can make 41 words from instinct according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of instinct

instinct

Etymology

From Latin īnstinctus, past participle of īnstinguō (“to incite, to instigate”), from in (“in, on”) + stinguō (“to prick”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/

Noun

instinct (countable and uncountable, plural instincts)

  1. A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.
  2. An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

instinct (comparative more instinct, superlative most instinct)

  1. (archaic) Imbued, charged (with something).

Further reading

  • “instinct”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “instinct”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French instinct, from Latin īnstinctus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈstɪŋ(k)t/
  • Hyphenation: in‧stinct
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋkt

Noun

instinct n (plural instincten)

  1. instinct (innate response, impulse or behaviour)

Derived terms

  • instinctief
  • instinctmatig
  • moederinstinct
  • vaderinstinct

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnstinctus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃s.tɛ̃/

Noun

instinct m (plural instincts)

  1. instinct
  2. gut feeling

Related terms

  • instinctif

Further reading

  • “instinct”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French instinct.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈstinkt/

Noun

instinct n (plural instincte)

  1. instinct

Declension

Related terms

  • instinctiv

Source: wiktionary.org