IGNORAMUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IGNORAMUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IGNORAMUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IGNORAMUS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IGNORAMUS
No single letter turns IGNORAMUS into another word.
How IGNORAMUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in IGNORAMUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IGNORAMUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about IGNORAMUS
- All 9 letters of IGNORAMUS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does IGNORAMUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalhumorous
A person who knows very little, especially one who is also proud or stubborn about it.
Ignoramus is Latin for we do not know, and it was once written by a grand jury when evidence was too thin to charge anyone. Today it is a scornful, slightly old-fashioned insult.
How IGNORAMUS is used
You hear ignoramus in jokes and in angry remarks about someone's lack of knowledge.
- Only an ignoramus would believe that.
- He called himself an ignoramus when it came to music.
- The professor refused to debate with an ignoramus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IGNORAMUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IGNORAMUS
The 9 tiles of IGNORAMUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IGNORAMUS
1 longer words begin with IGNORAMUS.
Shorter words from the letters in IGNORAMUS
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Common questions about IGNORAMUS
- Is IGNORAMUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IGNORAMUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IGNORAMUS worth?
- IGNORAMUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IGNORAMUS mean?
- A person who knows very little, especially one who is also proud or stubborn about it.
- What letters can be added to IGNORAMUS?
- No single letter can be added to IGNORAMUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of IGNORAMUS:
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