INDIGEN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INDIGEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDIGEN?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDIGEN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDIGEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INDIGEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INDIGEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What does INDIGEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person, animal or plant native to a particular place.
Indigen is a rare short form of indigene, picked by writers who want a compact word for a native. It can apply to a human inhabitant as well as to local species of the wild.
How INDIGEN is used
Indigen is uncommon and mostly literary or scientific, so indigenous people is the usual wording today.
- The botanist listed each indigen of the valley.
- He was an indigen of the coast and knew its tides.
- The report separated every indigen from the imported species.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDIGEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INDIGEN
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Shorter words from the letters in INDIGEN
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Common questions about INDIGEN
- Is INDIGEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDIGEN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDIGEN worth?
- INDIGEN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDIGEN mean?
- A person, animal or plant native to a particular place.
- What letters can be added to INDIGEN?
- INDIGEN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INDIGEN:
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