Inheritance
/ɪnˈhɛɹətəns/
Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:18 pts11 letters
Definition of Inheritance
noun
- The passing of title to an estate upon death.
- That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament.
- The act or mechanism of inheriting; the state of having inherited
"The Indo-European languages share various similarities as a result of their inheritance from a common ancestor."
- (genetic algorithms) The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.
- The mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass.
Anagrams of Inheritance
No exact anagrams found for "inheritance". This word has a unique letter combination.
Letter Values
i1
n1
h4
e1
r1
i1
t1
a1
n1
c3
e1
Total: 16 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Inheritance
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Inheritance"
Inheritance is a 11-letter word that scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Inheritance" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "inheritance" is a high-scoring word.