Is INGLORIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INGLORIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INGLORIOUS mean?
- adjective
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
“Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands”
- adjective
not bringing honor and glory
“some mute inglorious Milton here may rest”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 10
I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (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 INGLORIOUS
INGLORIOUS 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 INGLORIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- glorious9
- ligroins9
- girosol8
- ligroin8
- logions8
- loosing8
- louring8
- lousing8
- olingos8
- origins8
- roiling8
- roosing8
- rousing8
- rulings8
- signior8
- signori8
- siloing8
- soiling8
- soloing8
- souring8
- rosinol7
- sirloin7
- girons7
- gluons7
- grison7
- groins7
- guiros7
- igloos7
- isling7
- isogon7
- isolog7
- lingos7
- logins7
- logion7
- logons7
- looing7
- losing7
- lungis7
- luring7
- oiling7
- olingo7
- origin7
- riling7
- rising7
- rosing7
- ruling7
- sigloi7
- signor7
- siring7
- sluing7
- soling7
- soring7
- unrigs7
- insoul6
- orison6
- orlons6
- solion6
- girls6
- girns6
- giron6
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