Yes. INIA is a valid word.
INIA is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
INIA is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About INIA
INIA is the plural of INION, the bony point at the back of the skull, from a Greek word for the nape of the neck. INIONS is valid too. INIA uses two I tiles and an A with one N, which is useful because doubled I tiles are among the most awkward on a rack. Doctors use the inion as a landmark when measuring the head, which keeps the old Greek word alive in medicine. Two I tiles on a rack can block your best plays, so a word that clears both is worth learning.
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INIA scores 4 points
Before any bonus squares: I 1 + N 1 + I 1 + A 1 = 4. On a double-word square that's 8, on a triple-word 12, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: INIA as the first play
Later in the game, put the I on a 3L square and INIA is worth 6 before any word bonus.
Change one tile
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters I, N, I and A.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
INIA + C
- ACINIform of ACINUS: one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry
INIA + M
INIA + P
- PIANIform of PIANO: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
Memory tip
INIA is the plural of INION, the bump at the back of the skull.
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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