What does INFERIOR mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌɪnˈfɪriər/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
12
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. of or characteristic of low rank or importance
  2. of low or inferior quality
  3. written or printed below and to one side of another character
  4. having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit“Mercury and Venus are inferior planets”
  5. lower than a given reference point“inferior alveolar artery”
  6. falling short of some prescribed norm“substandard housing”

noun

  1. one of lesser rank or station or quality
  2. a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

inferiors12

Anagrams of INFERIOR

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside INFERIOR

59 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

finer8fine7 fire7 fore7info7 iron4 noir4rein4err3fin6 fir6foe6for6fro6ion3 nor3one3 ore3 ref6 roe3en2 er2if5in2 ne2no2 of5on2 or2re2

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Questions

Is INFERIOR a valid word in word games?

INFERIOR is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is INFERIOR worth?

INFERIOR is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from INFERIOR?

59 other words, including OF, IN, FOR and ON.