Is INDIGENOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INDIGENOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INDIGENOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in an indigenous manner
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 17 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 INDIGENOUSLY
INDIGENOUSLY 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 INDIGENOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ingeniously15
- soundingly15
- unyielding15
- indignly13
- lindying13
- yielding13
- yodeling13
- indigenous12
- guylines12
- denying12
- dingeys12
- dingily12
- dyeings12
- undying12
- ungodly12
- yodling12
- delousing11
- diosgenin11
- loudening11
- doylies11
- dyneins11
- guyline11
- inlying11
- isogeny11
- loungey11
- lungyis11
- lysogen11
- nyloned11
- snidely11
- soundly11
- yoginis11
- dingey11
- dogeys11
- dyeing11
- dyings11
- edgily11
- sludgy11
- ensouling10
- indulines10
- ingenious10
- insouling10
- lesioning10
- linguines10
- unionised10
- duelings10
- dungeons10
- indigens10
- indigoes10
- indulges10
- lendings10
- sideling10
- sidelong10
- sounding10
- undoings10
- unsigned10
- linneys10
- noisily10
- sunnily10
- unnoisy10
- doyens10
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