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Is ingenuous a Scrabble word?

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

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Is ingenuous a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Yes. The word ingenuous is a Words With Friends word. The word ingenuous is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

INGENUOUS,

8-letter words (1 found)

ENGINOUS,

7-letter words (5 found)

ENSUING,GUENONS,GUNNIES,IGNEOUS,INGENUS,

6-letter words (15 found)

ENNOGS,ENNUIS,ENSIGN,GENIUS,GUENON,INGENU,INGOES,NONUSE,NOSING,SOIGNE,UNGUES,UNGUIS,UNIONS,UNISON,UNSUNG,

5-letter words (22 found)

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

4-letter words (55 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,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)

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You can make 175 words from ingenuous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ingenuous

ingenuous

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ingenuus (“of noble character, frank”). Doublet of ingenu.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/

Adjective

ingenuous (comparative more ingenuous, superlative most ingenuous)

  1. Naive and trusting.
  2. Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
  3. Unsophisticated; clumsy or obvious.
  4. Unable to mask one's feelings.
  5. Straightforward, candid, open, frank.

Usage notes

  • Do not confuse with ingenious.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:naive

Antonyms

  • disingenuous

Related terms

  • ingenue, ingénue
  • ingenu, ingénu

Translations

Anagrams

  • unigenous

Source: wiktionary.org