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Is ingle a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ingle is a Scrabble US word. The word ingle is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is ingle a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ingle is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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

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5-letter words (2 found)

INGLE,LIGNE,

4-letter words (7 found)

GIEN,GLEI,GLEN,LENG,LIEN,LINE,LING,

3-letter words (14 found)

ENG,GEL,GEN,GIE,GIN,ING,LEG,LEI,LIE,LIG,LIN,NEG,NIE,NIL,

2-letter words (6 found)

EL,EN,GI,IN,LI,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 30 words from ingle according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of ingle

ingle nigle ignle ginle ngile gnile inlge nilge ilnge linge nlige lnige iglne gilne ilgne ligne gline lgine nglie gnlie nlgie lngie glnie lgnie ingel nigel ignel ginel ngiel gniel inegl niegl iengl eingl neigl enigl igenl gienl iegnl eignl geinl eginl ngeil gneil negil engil genil egnil inleg nileg ilneg lineg nlieg lnieg inelg nielg ienlg einlg neilg enilg ileng lieng ielng eilng leing eling nleig lneig nelig enlig lenig elnig iglen gilen ilgen ligen glien lgien igeln gieln iegln eigln geiln egiln ilegn liegn ielgn eilgn leign elign glein lgein gelin eglin legin elgin nglei gnlei nlgei lngei glnei lgnei ngeli gneli negli engli genli egnli nlegi lnegi nelgi enlgi lengi elngi gleni lgeni gelni eglni legni elgni

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Definitions and meaning of ingle

ingle

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪŋɡəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl

Etymology 1

Uncertain; perhaps from Scottish Gaelic aingeal (“fire, light”).

Noun

ingle (plural ingles)

  1. (obsolete or Scotland) An open fireplace.
Derived terms
  • inglenook

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Alternative forms

  • engle

Noun

ingle (plural ingles)

  1. A catamite; a male lover

Verb

ingle (third-person singular simple present ingles, present participle ingling, simple past and past participle ingled)

  1. (obsolete) To cajole or coax; to wheedle.

References

“ingle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Elgin, Elgin., Eling, Nigel, linge

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • ingre (rare)
  • engle (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin inguinem. Cognate with English inguen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈinɡle/ [ˈĩŋ.ɡle]
  • Rhymes: -inɡle
  • Syllabification: in‧gle

Noun

ingle f (plural ingles)

  1. (anatomy) groin

Further reading

  • “ingle”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org