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Is ingest a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ingest is a Scrabble US word. The word ingest is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

I1N1G2E1S1T1

Is ingest a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ingest is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

I1N1G2E1S1T1

Is ingest a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ingest is a Words With Friends word. The word ingest is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1N2G3E1S1T1

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6-letter words (4 found)

INGEST,SIGNET,STINGE,TINGES,

5-letter words (19 found)

GEIST,GEITS,GENTS,GITES,INSET,NEIST,NITES,SEGNI,SENGI,SENTI,SIENT,SINGE,STEIN,STING,TEINS,TIGES,TINES,TINGE,TINGS,

4-letter words (40 found)

EGIS,ENGS,ENTS,GEIT,GENS,GENT,GEST,GETS,GIEN,GIES,GINS,GIST,GITE,GITS,INGS,NEGS,NEST,NETS,NIES,NITE,NITS,SENT,SIEN,SIGN,SINE,SING,SITE,SNIG,SNIT,STEN,STIE,TEGS,TEIN,TENS,TIES,TIGE,TIGS,TINE,TING,TINS,

3-letter words (31 found)

ENG,ENS,EST,GEN,GET,GIE,GIN,GIS,GIT,ING,INS,ITS,NEG,NET,NIE,NIS,NIT,SEG,SEI,SEN,SET,SIG,SIN,SIT,TEG,TEN,TES,TIE,TIG,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (12 found)

EN,ES,ET,GI,IN,IS,IT,NE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 107 words from ingest according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ingest

ingest

Etymology

From Latin ingerō (“I carry in”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst/
  • Homophone: in jest
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Verb

ingest (third-person singular simple present ingests, present participle ingesting, simple past and past participle ingested)

  1. (transitive) To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.
  2. (aviation, transitive, by extension, of a jet engine) To cause (an undesired object or fluid) to enter the engine, generally via the intake.
  3. (transitive) To bring or import into a system.

Usage notes

  • Often used in labelling of chemical products. Common phrase: "Do not ingest", meaning "Do not take in / Do not swallow".

Hyponyms

  • imbibe

Derived terms

  • coingest

Translations

Noun

ingest (uncountable)

  1. The process of importing data or other material into a system.

Anagrams

  • get-ins, signet, stinge, tinges

Source: wiktionary.org