Is INGENIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INGENIOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INGENIOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in an ingenious manner
“a Hampshire farmer had fowls of different breeds, including Dorkings, and he discriminated ingeniously between the `dark ones' and the `white ones'”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 15 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 INGENIOUSLY
INGENIOUSLY 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 INGENIOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- guylines12
- guyline11
- inlying11
- isogeny11
- loungey11
- lungyis11
- lysogen11
- yoginis11
- ensouling10
- ingenious10
- insouling10
- lesioning10
- linguines10
- linneys10
- noisily10
- sunnily10
- unnoisy10
- eulogy10
- gynies10
- loungy10
- lungyi10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- singly10
- snugly10
- yogini10
- yogins10
- youngs10
- eloining9
- enginous9
- enisling9
- ensiling9
- ligneous9
- linguine9
- lineny9
- linney9
- linsey9
- lysine9
- nonyls9
- nosily9
- nylons9
- eying9
- ginny9
- gleys9
- gluey9
- gunny9
- gynie9
- gynos9
- lingy9
- lying9
- yogin9
- yogis9
- young9
- unionise8
- eloigns8
- ensuing8
- guenons8
- gunnels8
- gunnies8
- igneous8
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