INDIGENE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. INDIGENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDIGENE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDIGENE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDIGENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
indigenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INDIGENE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INDIGENE, 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 | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INDIGENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INDIGENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person, animal or plant that is native to the place where it lives.
Indigene is the formal term for a native inhabitant and sits close to the adjective indigenous. Biologists apply it to species that did not arrive from elsewhere.
How INDIGENE is used
The noun indigene is found in scholarly or scientific writing rather than in daily speech.
- The botanist listed every indigene of the valley.
- As an indigene of the island, she knew every path.
- Introduced weeds crowded out the last indigene in the meadow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDIGENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INDIGENE
1 longer words begin with INDIGENE.
Shorter words from the letters in INDIGENE
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Common questions about INDIGENE
- Is INDIGENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDIGENE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDIGENE worth?
- INDIGENE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDIGENE mean?
- A person, animal or plant that is native to the place where it lives.
- What letters can be added to INDIGENE?
- INDIGENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INDIGENE:
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