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Is ingenious a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ingenious is a Scrabble US word. The word ingenious is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is ingenious a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ingenious is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

I1N1G2E1N1I1O1U1S1

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Yes. The word ingenious is a Words With Friends word. The word ingenious is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

INGENIOUS,

8-letter words (2 found)

ENGINOUS,UNIONISE,

7-letter words (10 found)

ENSUING,GUENONS,GUNNIES,IGNEOUS,INGENUS,INGINES,INOSINE,INSIGNE,NOISING,SEINING,

6-letter words (16 found)

ENNOGS,ENNUIS,ENSIGN,GENIUS,GUENON,INGENU,INGINE,INGOES,INIONS,IONISE,NONUSE,NOSING,SINING,SOIGNE,UNIONS,UNISON,

5-letter words (25 found)

ENNOG,ENNUI,EOSIN,GENII,GENUS,GUISE,INION,NEGUS,NEONS,NINES,NISEI,NOISE,NONES,NONGS,NONIS,NOUNS,OUENS,SEGNI,SEGNO,SENGI,SINGE,SONNE,SUING,UNION,USING,

4-letter words (56 found)

EGIS,EGOS,ENGS,EONS,EUOI,GENS,GENU,GEOS,GIEN,GIES,GINN,GINS,GIOS,GNUS,GOES,GONE,GONS,GUES,GUNS,INGO,INGS,INNS,IONS,NEGS,NEON,NIES,NINE,NISI,NOES,NOGS,NONE,NONG,NONI,NOSE,NOUN,NOUS,NUGS,NUNS,ONES,ONIE,ONUS,SEGO,SIEN,SIGN,SINE,SING,SNIG,SNOG,SNUG,SONE,SONG,SUGO,SUNG,SUNI,SUNN,UNIS,

3-letter words (54 found)

EGO,ENG,ENS,EON,GEN,GEO,GIE,GIN,GIO,GIS,GNU,GOE,GON,GOS,GUE,GUN,GUS,ING,INN,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,NEG,NIE,NIS,NOG,NON,NOS,NUG,NUN,NUS,OES,OIS,ONE,ONS,OSE,OUS,SEG,SEI,SEN,SIG,SIN,SOG,SON,SOU,SUE,SUG,SUI,SUN,UGS,UNI,UNS,USE,

2-letter words (21 found)

EN,ES,GI,GO,GU,IN,IO,IS,NE,NO,NU,OE,OI,ON,OS,OU,SI,SO,UG,UN,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 186 words from ingenious according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ingenious

ingenious

Alternative forms

  • engenious (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ingénieux, from Old French engenious, from Latin ingeniōsus (“endowed with good natural capacity, gifted with genius”), from ingenium (“innate or natural quality, natural capacity, genius”), from in- (“in”) +‎ gignere (“to produce”), Old Latin genere. See also engine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs/, /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːniəs/
  • Rhymes: -iːniəs
  • Hyphenation: in‧ge‧nious

Adjective

ingenious (comparative more ingenious, superlative most ingenious)

  1. (of a person) Displaying genius or brilliance; inventive.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:intelligent
  2. (of a thing) Characterized by genius; cleverly contrived or done.
    Synonym: artful
  3. Showing originality or sagacity; witty.
    Synonyms: adroit, keen, sagacious, shrewd; see also Thesaurus:witty

Usage notes

Not to be confused with ingenuous.

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References

  • “ingenious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “ingenious”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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