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Is generous a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word generous is a Scrabble US word. The word generous is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is generous a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word generous is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

G2E1N1E1R1O1U1S1

Is generous a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word generous is a Words With Friends word. The word generous is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

GENEROUS,

7-letter words (3 found)

ENGORES,NEGROES,SURGEON,

6-letter words (17 found)

ENGORE,ENSURE,ENURES,ERGONS,ERUGOS,GENRES,GENROS,GERNES,GONERS,GREENS,GRONES,GROUSE,ORGUES,ROGUES,ROUENS,ROUGES,RUGOSE,

5-letter words (61 found)

EGERS,ENSUE,ENURE,ERGON,ERGOS,ERNES,EROSE,ERUGO,EUROS,GENES,GENRE,GENRO,GENUS,GERES,GERNE,GOERS,GONER,GORES,GORSE,GREEN,GREES,GRENS,GRESE,GRONE,GRUES,GURNS,NEGRO,NEGUS,NOSER,NURSE,OGEES,OGRES,ONERS,ORGUE,OUENS,REENS,REGES,REGOS,RENOS,REUSE,ROGUE,RONES,ROUEN,ROUES,ROUGE,ROUSE,RUNES,RUNGS,SEGNO,SEGUE,SENOR,SERGE,SERON,SNEER,SNORE,SOGER,SOREE,SURGE,UNSEE,URGES,URSON,

4-letter words (90 found)

EGER,EGOS,ENES,ENGS,EONS,ERES,ERGO,ERGS,ERNE,ERNS,EROS,ESNE,EUGE,EURO,GEES,GENE,GENS,GENU,GEOS,GERE,GERS,GNUS,GOER,GOES,GONE,GONS,GORE,GORS,GREE,GREN,GRUE,GUES,GUNS,GURN,GURS,NEGS,NOES,NOGS,NOSE,NOUS,NUGS,NURS,OGEE,OGRE,ONER,ONES,ONUS,ORES,ORGS,OURN,OURS,REEN,REES,REGO,REGS,RENO,RENS,REOS,ROES,RONE,RONG,ROSE,ROUE,RUES,RUGS,RUNE,RUNG,RUNS,RUSE,SEEN,SEER,SEGO,SENE,SERE,SNEE,SNOG,SNUG,SONE,SONG,SORE,SORN,SOUR,SUER,SUGO,SUNG,SURE,URES,URGE,URNS,USER,

3-letter words (65 found)

EEN,EGO,ENE,ENG,ENS,EON,ERE,ERG,ERN,ERS,GEE,GEN,GEO,GER,GNU,GOE,GON,GOR,GOS,GUE,GUN,GUR,GUS,NEE,NEG,NOG,NOR,NOS,NUG,NUR,NUS,OES,ONE,ONS,ORE,ORG,ORS,OSE,OUR,OUS,REE,REG,REN,REO,RES,ROE,RUE,RUG,RUN,SEE,SEG,SEN,SER,SOG,SON,SOU,SUE,SUG,SUN,SUR,UGS,UNS,URE,URN,USE,

2-letter words (20 found)

EE,EN,ER,ES,GO,GU,NE,NO,NU,OE,ON,OR,OS,OU,RE,SO,UG,UN,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 258 words from generous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of generous

generous

Etymology

From Middle French genereux, and its source, Latin generōsus (“of noble birth”), from genus (“race, stock”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/

Adjective

generous (comparative more generous, superlative most generous)

  1. Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. [from 16th c.]
  2. Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]
  3. Large, more than ample, copious. [from 17th c.]
  4. Invigorating in its nature.
  5. (obsolete) Of noble birth. [16th–19th c.]

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:generous

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