INGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points

It depends on the list you play by. INGS 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept INGS?

Word power: 50 / 100

Our own measure of how useful INGS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 14 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for INGS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How INGS scores

Face value of the 4 tiles in INGS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.

What stands out about INGS

• The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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

Anagrams of INGS

The 4 tiles of INGS in a different order — 4 found.

Words ending in INGS

Showing 24 of 4012 words that end in INGS. Useful as a back hook: play INGS onto a word already on the board.

Words with INGS inside

Showing 24 of 59 words that contain INGS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with INGS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in INGS

Common questions about INGS

Is INGS valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and INGS is not in it.

How many points is INGS worth?

INGS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to INGS?

INGS takes 14 hooks: 14 in front and 0 at the end.