IGNEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. IGNEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IGNEOUS?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IGNEOUS is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IGNEOUS
Front hooks — 1
ligneousBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How IGNEOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in IGNEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What stands out about IGNEOUS
- IGNEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does IGNEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing rock that formed when molten magma or lava cooled and hardened.
Granite and basalt are the standard igneous examples, set against sedimentary and metamorphic rock in geology lessons. In older writing the word could also mean fiery.
How IGNEOUS is used
The word igneous is used mainly in geology, almost always beside rock.
- Basalt is an igneous rock formed from cooled lava.
- The cliffs are made of dark igneous material.
- Geologists sorted the samples into igneous and sedimentary groups.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IGNEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in IGNEOUS
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Common questions about IGNEOUS
- Is IGNEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IGNEOUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IGNEOUS worth?
- IGNEOUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IGNEOUS mean?
- Describing rock that formed when molten magma or lava cooled and hardened.
- What letters can be added to IGNEOUS?
- IGNEOUS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of IGNEOUS:
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