ENGINOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ENGINOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENGINOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENGINOUS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENGINOUS
No single letter turns ENGINOUS into another word.
How ENGINOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ENGINOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENGINOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENGINOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Clever and inventive, especially in devising schemes or contrivances.
Enginous is an old relative of ingenious, built from the same root that gave us the word engine. Writers in earlier centuries used enginous for a mind skilled at planning tricks and devices.
How ENGINOUS is used
Archaic; seen in old texts and dictionaries rather than modern speech.
- The old chronicle praised the enginous builder of the siege tower.
- His enginous plan to flood the moat surprised everyone.
- An enginous trap kept the thieves out of the vault.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENGINOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ENGINOUS
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Common questions about ENGINOUS
- Is ENGINOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENGINOUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENGINOUS worth?
- ENGINOUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENGINOUS mean?
- Clever and inventive, especially in devising schemes or contrivances.
- What letters can be added to ENGINOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ENGINOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ENGINOUS:
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