Is INGENIOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INGENIOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INGENIOUSNESS mean?
- noun
the power of creative imagination
- noun
the property of being ingenious
“a plot of great ingenuity”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 14 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 INGENIOUSNESS
INGENIOUSNESS 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 INGENIOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gneissose10
- ingenious10
- inningses10
- isogenies10
- noisiness9
- nonissues9
- nonsenses9
- sunniness9
- unionises9
- enginous9
- geniuses9
- genoises9
- gneisses9
- goneness9
- ingenues9
- nonusing9
- seinings9
- seisings9
- snugness9
- unseeing9
- enosises8
- inosines8
- noesises8
- nonissue8
- nonsense8
- nosiness8
- unionise8
- unsonsie8
- engines8
- ensigns8
- ensuing8
- genesis8
- genoise8
- genuine8
- genuses8
- gessoes8
- guenons8
- guesses8
- gunnies8
- gussies8
- igneous8
- ingenue8
- innings8
- insigne8
- issuing8
- neguses8
- noising8
- nosings8
- seeings8
- seining8
- seising8
- sensing8
- signees8
- sinning8
- soignee8
- sousing8
- sunning8
- sussing8
- eosines7
- essoins7
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