instructress
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 12
/ɪnˈstɹʌktɹɪs/
(UK)
Definition of instructress
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(dated)A female instructor.
“[…] you must allow me to look upon you as my Scholar, in one Sense; as my Companion, in another; and as my Instructress, in a third.”
“After a short pause Sir Thomas added with dignity, "Yes, let her home be in this house. We will endeavour to do our duty by her, and she will at least have the advantage of companions of her own age, and of a regular instructress."”
“If she knew her instructress was poor and queer she also knew she was not nearly so ‘qualified’ as Miss Overmore, who could say lots of dates straight off […].”
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Etymology
From instructor + -ess.
Words you can make from instructress
200+ playable · top: CRUSTINESS (12 pts)
Best play crustiness 12 points10-letter words
3 words9-letter words
9 words8-letter words
41 words- CENTRIST 10 pts
- CIRRUSES 10 pts
- CISTERNS 10 pts
- CISTUSES 10 pts
- CITRUSES 10 pts
- CITTERNS 10 pts
- CRITTERS 10 pts
- CRITTURS 10 pts
- CRUISERS 10 pts
- CRUSTIER 10 pts
- CURRENTS 10 pts
- CURTNESS 10 pts
- CURTSIES 10 pts
- ENCRUSTS 10 pts
- INCRUSTS 10 pts
- INSTRUCT 10 pts
- INTERCUT 10 pts
- RECRUITS 10 pts
- REINCURS 10 pts
- RESTRICT 10 pts
- RICTUSES 10 pts
- SCISSURE 10 pts
- SCURRIES 10 pts
- SCUTTERS 10 pts
- STRICTER 10 pts
- TINCTURE 10 pts
- TRISECTS 10 pts
- ENTRUSTS 8 pts
- INSURERS 8 pts
- INTRUSTS 8 pts
- NUTSIEST 8 pts
- RUNTIEST 8 pts
- RUSTIEST 8 pts
- STINTERS 8 pts
- SUNRISES 8 pts
- TRUSSERS 8 pts
- TRUSTERS 8 pts
- TRUSTIER 8 pts
- TRUSTIES 8 pts
- TSURISES 8 pts
- UNSTRESS 8 pts
7-letter words
77 words- CISTERN 9 pts
- CITTERN 9 pts
- CRETINS 9 pts
- CRITTER 9 pts
- CRITTUR 9 pts
- CRUISER 9 pts
- CRUISES 9 pts
- CRUSETS 9 pts
- CUEISTS 9 pts
- CUISSES 9 pts
- CURITES 9 pts
- CURRENT 9 pts
- CURRIES 9 pts
- CURSERS 9 pts
- CURTEST 9 pts
- CUSSERS 9 pts
- CUTISES 9 pts
- CUTTERS 9 pts
- CUTTIES 9 pts
- ENCRUST 9 pts
- ICTERUS 9 pts
- ICTUSES 9 pts
- INCESTS 9 pts
- INCRUST 9 pts
- INCUSES 9 pts
- INSECTS 9 pts
- NEUSTIC 9 pts
- RECRUIT 9 pts
- REINCUR 9 pts
- RUSTICS 9 pts
- SCUTTER 9 pts
- TRISECT 9 pts
- ENTRUST 7 pts
- ESTRINS 7 pts
- INSERTS 7 pts
- INSURER 7 pts
- INSURES 7 pts
- INTRUST 7 pts
- ISSUERS 7 pts
- NURSERS 7 pts
- NUTSIER 7 pts
- NUTTERS 7 pts
- NUTTIER 7 pts
- RESISTS 7 pts
- RETINTS 7 pts
- RETURNS 7 pts
- RINSERS 7 pts
- RISUSES 7 pts
- RITTERS 7 pts
- RUINERS 7 pts
- RUNTIER 7 pts
- RUSSETS 7 pts
- RUSTIER 7 pts
- RUTTIER 7 pts
- SINTERS 7 pts
- SINUSES 7 pts
- SISTERS 7 pts
- SITTERS 7 pts
- SITUSES 7 pts
- STINTER 7 pts
- STRINES 7 pts
- STRUNTS 7 pts
- SUITERS 7 pts
- SUNRISE 7 pts
- SUNSETS 7 pts
- TERRITS 7 pts
- TINTERS 7 pts
- TISSUES 7 pts
- TRIUNES 7 pts
- TRUSSER 7 pts
- TRUSSES 7 pts
- TRUSTER 7 pts
- TURNERS 7 pts
- TURRETS 7 pts
- TUSSERS 7 pts
- UNITERS 7 pts
- UNRESTS 7 pts
6-letter words
69 words- CENSUS 8 pts
- CESTUS 8 pts
- CIRRUS 8 pts
- CISTUS 8 pts
- CITERS 8 pts
- CITRUS 8 pts
- CRESTS 8 pts
- CRETIN 8 pts
- CRIERS 8 pts
- CRISES 8 pts
- CRUETS 8 pts
- CRUISE 8 pts
- CRUSES 8 pts
- CRUSET 8 pts
- CRUSTS 8 pts
- CUEIST 8 pts
- CUISSE 8 pts
- CUNITS 8 pts
- CURERS 8 pts
- CURETS 8 pts
- CURIES 8 pts
- CURITE 8 pts
- CURRIE 8 pts
- CURSER 8 pts
- CURSES 8 pts
- CURTER 8 pts
- CUSSER 8 pts
- CUSSES 8 pts
- CUTEST 8 pts
- CUTIES 8 pts
- CUTINS 8 pts
- CUTTER 8 pts
- ERUCTS 8 pts
- INCEST 8 pts
- INCURS 8 pts
- INCUSE 8 pts
- INSECT 8 pts
- NICEST 8 pts
- RECITS 8 pts
- RECTUS 8 pts
- RECURS 8 pts
- RECUTS 8 pts
- RICERS 8 pts
- RICTUS 8 pts
- ESTRIN 6 pts
- ESTRUS 6 pts
- INERTS 6 pts
- INSERT 6 pts
- INSETS 6 pts
- INSURE 6 pts
- INTERS 6 pts
- INURES 6 pts
- ISSUER 6 pts
- ISSUES 6 pts
- NITERS 6 pts
- NITRES 6 pts
- NURSER 6 pts
- NURSES 6 pts
- NUTTER 6 pts
- RERUNS 6 pts
- RESINS 6 pts
- RESIST 6 pts
- RESITS 6 pts
- RETINT 6 pts
- RETURN 6 pts
- RINSER 6 pts
- RINSES 6 pts
- RISERS 6 pts
- RITTER 6 pts
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