Words Containing LINGEN

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing LINGEN?

PALINGENETICAL is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PALINGENETIC (17), PALINGENESISTS (17), PALINGENESY (17).

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All Words Containing LINGEN 10 words

How often does LINGEN appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 10 words containing LINGEN. Most are 12 letters long, they average 16.3 points, the best is PALINGENETICAL (19 points) and 50% end in S.

Total words: 10
Most common length: 12 letters; 4 words
Average Scrabble score: 16.3; out of 19 max
Longest word: PALINGENESISTS; 14 letters
Most common ending: S; 50% of words

Most common last letters

s 50%
a 10%
c 10%

Top vowel pairs

ia20%
ie10%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing LINGEN

p ₃a ₁l ₁i ₁n ₁g ₂e ₁n ₁e ₁t ₁i ₁c ₃a ₁l ₁

P 3 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 + E 1 + N 1 + E 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1 = 19 points

Double word: 38 pts
Triple word: 57 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

palingenetical

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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