Is INGENUES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INGENUES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INGENUES mean?
Ingenues is a form of INGENUE.
- noun
an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl
- noun
an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)
- noun
the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + U (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 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 INGENUES
INGENUES 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.
Anagrams of INGENUES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from INGENUES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unseeing9
- engines8
- ensuing8
- genuine8
- gunnies8
- ingenue8
- engine7
- ensign7
- genies7
- genius7
- seeing7
- signee7
- ennuis6
- unseen6
- genes6
- genie6
- genus6
- guise6
- negus6
- segni6
- segue6
- sengi6
- siege6
- singe6
- suing6
- using6
- ennui5
- ensue5
- nenes5
- nines5
- seine5
- unsee5
- egis5
- engs5
- gees5
- gene5
- gens5
- genu5
- gien5
- gies5
- gins5
- gnus5
- guns5
- negs5
- nugs5
- sign5
- sing5
- snug5
- sung5
- esne4
- inns4
- nene4
- nine4
- nuns4
- seen4
- sene4
- sine4
- sunn4
- unis4
- eng4
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