INGENIOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. INGENIOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
i1n1g2e1n1i1o1u1s1l1y4
PlayableINGENIOUSLY · 11 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept INGENIOUSLY?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.36
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.09%
Our own measure of how useful INGENIOUSLY is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INGENIOUSLY
No single letter turns INGENIOUSLY into another word.
How INGENIOUSLY scores
Scrabble i1n1g2e1n1i1o1u1s1l1y4 15
Words with Friends i1n2g3e1n2i1o1u2s1l2y3 19
Face value of the 11 tiles in INGENIOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INGENIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INGENIOUSLY
- INGENIOUSLY 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
Shorter words from the letters in INGENIOUSLY
esloyning13 ensouling10 esloining10 ingenious10 insouling10 lesioning10 linguines10 uliginose10 guylines12 eloining9 enginous9 enisling9 ensiling9 ligneous9 linguine9 nousling9 unionise8 guyline11 gynnies11 inlying11 isogeny11 loungey11 lungyis11 lysogen11 soyling11 yoginis11 linneys10 lunyies10 noisily10 sunnily10 unnoisy10 yonnies10 eloigns8 ensuing8 ginnels8 guenons8 gunnels8 gunnies8 igneous8 ingenus8
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Common questions about INGENIOUSLY
- Is INGENIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INGENIOUSLY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INGENIOUSLY worth?
- INGENIOUSLY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INGENIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to INGENIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INGENIOUSLY:
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