IGNOBLY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. IGNOBLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IGNOBLY?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IGNOBLY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IGNOBLY
No single letter turns IGNOBLY into another word.
How IGNOBLY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in IGNOBLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does IGNOBLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
literary
In a way that is dishonourable, shameful or beneath one's dignity.
Ignobly is used for failures, retreats and deaths that carry shame rather than glory. It often appears in historical or moral writing. The word ignobly is the opposite of nobly and suggests a fall from honour.
How IGNOBLY is used
Ignobly is a formal, literary adverb, usually placed after the verb.
- The army retreated ignobly in the night.
- He ended his career ignobly, dismissed for theft.
- They fled ignobly rather than face the judge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IGNOBLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in IGNOBLY
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Common questions about IGNOBLY
- Is IGNOBLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IGNOBLY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IGNOBLY worth?
- IGNOBLY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IGNOBLY mean?
- In a way that is dishonourable, shameful or beneath one's dignity.
- What letters can be added to IGNOBLY?
- No single letter can be added to IGNOBLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of IGNOBLY:
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