INGROWN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INGROWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INGROWN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INGROWN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INGROWN
No single letter turns INGROWN into another word.
How INGROWN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INGROWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does INGROWN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Growing abnormally into the flesh, as a nail does, or turned inward.
An ingrown toenail is the best-known use of the word, an edge of nail digging into the skin and causing pain. In a wider sense it describes a group or habit that turns inward and is closed to outside ideas.
How INGROWN is used
Ingrown is most often heard in the phrases ingrown nail and ingrown hair.
- An ingrown nail on his toe made walking painful.
- The ingrown hair became red and sore.
- The family business had an ingrown way of thinking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INGROWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INGROWN
2 longer words begin with INGROWN.
Shorter words from the letters in INGROWN
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Common questions about INGROWN
- Is INGROWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INGROWN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INGROWN worth?
- INGROWN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INGROWN mean?
- Growing abnormally into the flesh, as a nail does, or turned inward.
- What letters can be added to INGROWN?
- No single letter can be added to INGROWN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INGROWN:
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