INGENU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. INGENU is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
i1n1g2e1n1u1
Depends on the listINGENU · 6 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
7points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
6letters
2hooks available
1 in 61,320odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept INGENU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.17
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.67%
Our own measure of how useful INGENU is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INGENU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INGENU scores
Scrabble i1n1g2e1n1u1 7
Words with Friends i1n2g3e1n2u2 11
Face value of the 6 tiles in INGENU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,320.
Words starting with INGENU
ingenue8 ingenus8 ingenues9 ingenuity13 ingenuous10 ingenuities12 ingenuously15 ingenuousness14 ingenuousnesses16
9 longer words begin with INGENU.
Shorter words from the letters in INGENU
ennui5 genu5 gien5 ginn5 nine4 eng4 gen4 gie4 gin4 gnu4 gue4 gun4 ing4 neg4 nug4 inn3 nie3 nun3 uni3 gi3 gu3 ug3 en2 in2 ne2 nu2 un2
Common questions about INGENU
- Is INGENU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and INGENU is not in it.
- How many points is INGENU worth?
- INGENU is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INGENU?
- INGENU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INGENU:
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