Dictionary

Ingenu

i ₁n ₁g ₂e ₁n ₁u ₁

About 3 syllables

6 letters · Rare

Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : not valid
Wordle : not valid

What does ingenu mean?

We don’t have a definition for ingenu yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is INGENU a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	No
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is INGENU worth?

Scrabble

7 pts

i ₁n ₁g ₂e ₁n ₁u ₁

Words With Friends

11 pts

i ₁n ₂g ₃e ₁n ₂u ₂

Wordfeud

9 pts

i ₁n ₁g ₃e ₁n ₁u ₂

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

i ₁n ₁g ₄e ₁n ₁u ₂

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in INGENU

Best shorter words top 25 of 25

ennui 5 genu 5 gien 5 ginn 5 eng 4 gen 4 gie 4 gin 4 gnu 4 gue 4 gun 4 neg 4 nine 4 gi 3 gu 3 inn 3 nie 3 nun 3 ug 3 uni 3 en 2 in 2 ne 2 nu 2 un 2

See all 25 words made from INGENU

Hooks for INGENU

Add one letter to the front or back of INGENU to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

ingenue ingenus

Words that end like INGENU

Common words that share the ending -ENU, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -ENU

Ingenu: quick answers

Is INGENU a valid Scrabble word?

Only in Collins. INGENU is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.

How many points is INGENU worth?

INGENU scores 7 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in INGENU?

You can make 25 shorter words from INGENU, such as ENNUI, GENU, GIEN, GINN. See the full list.