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INLAYING

8 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What INLAYING Means

INLAYING is a form of INLAY, which means:

  1. noun: (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place
  2. noun: a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface
  3. verb: decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

INLAYING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as I1 N1 L1 A1 Y4 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In INLAYING

82 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

7 letter words (3)

6 letter words (8)

5 letter words (15)

4 letter words (23)

3 letter words (21)

2 letter words (12)

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