INGRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. INGRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INGRESS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INGRESS is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INGRESS
No single letter turns INGRESS into another word.
How INGRESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INGRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What stands out about INGRESS
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does INGRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The act of going in, or a way or right of entering.
Property law speaks of ingress and egress, meaning the right to come in and go out. Engineers also use the word for the unwanted entry of water or dust into equipment.
How INGRESS is used
The word ingress is formal, and often appears with its opposite, egress.
- The deed grants a right of ingress across the field.
- Seals prevent the ingress of water into the housing.
- The only ingress to the courtyard was a narrow arch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INGRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INGRESS
The 7 tiles of INGRESS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with INGRESS
7 longer words begin with INGRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in INGRESS
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Common questions about INGRESS
- Is INGRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INGRESS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INGRESS worth?
- INGRESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INGRESS mean?
- The act of going in, or a way or right of entering.
- What letters can be added to INGRESS?
- No single letter can be added to INGRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INGRESS:
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