Is INDIGENES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INDIGENES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INDIGENES mean?
Indigenes is a form of INDIGENE.
- noun
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
“the art of the natives of the northwest coast”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for INDIGENES
INDIGENES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from INDIGENES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- indigene10
- indigens10
- dingies9
- dinings9
- endings9
- engined9
- indigen9
- needing9
- seeding9
- sending9
- engines8
- indenes8
- insigne8
- seining8
- deigns8
- design8
- dieing8
- dinges8
- dining8
- ending8
- genned8
- ginned8
- indign8
- niding8
- siding8
- sieged8
- signed8
- singed8
- denies7
- dienes7
- engine7
- ensign7
- genies7
- indene7
- indies7
- inside7
- seeing7
- seined7
- signee7
- sinned7
- deign7
- dinge7
- dings7
- edges7
- sedge7
- innies6
- denes6
- dense6
- diene6
- dines6
- genes6
- genie6
- genii6
- indie6
- inned6
- needs6
- nides6
- segni6
- sengi6
- siege6
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