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Yes, inherit is playable

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OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Inherit" Definition

verb-intransitive

To hold or take possession of an inheritance.

verb-transitive

To receive (property or a title, for example) from an ancestor by legal succession or will.
To receive by bequest or as a legacy.
To receive or take over from a predecessor: The new administration inherited the economic problems of the last four years.

verb

To come into possession of or receive especially as a right or divine portion .
To receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's death.
To receive as a devise or legacy.
To receive from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission .
To have in turn or receive as if from an ancestor .

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