inherit
VERB
/ɪn'hɛrɪt/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH I
inherit is a valid 7-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1N1H4E1R1I1T1
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does inherit mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Obtain from someone after their death.
“I inherited a castle from my French grandparents”
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2
Receive by genetic transmission.
“I inherited my good eyesight from my mother”
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3
Receive from a predecessor.
“The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair”