Possible Words From genus
By length, the words from GENUS split into 2 with 5 letters, 10 with 4, 18 with 3 and 8 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with genus
2 words · top score 6 · everyday: GENUS
GENUS and 1 anagram, NEGUS, make up the 5-letter words made with GENUS letters; each scores 6 points.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with genus
10 words · top score 5 · everyday: GUNS, SUNG, GNUS
All 10 of the 4-letter words in GENUS score 5 points. GUNS, SUNG and GNUS are the ones most people know.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with genus
18 words · top score 4 · everyday: USE, SUN, GUN
18 3-letter words from GENUS; 11 of them share the top score of 4. USE, SUN and GUN are everyday picks.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with genus
8 words · top score 3 · everyday: US
GU and UG share the top score of 3 among the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble GENUS. US is the one most people know.
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Neighbor Words of GENUS
Trade one tile of GENUS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- G R gives NURSE · unscramble nurse
- N T gives GUEST · words from guest
- N S gives GUESS · unscramble guess
- N A gives USAGE · unscramble usage
- E W gives SWUNG · unscramble swung
- N Y gives GUYSE · words from guyse
More 5-letter words: starting with GE · ending in US · all 5-letter words
What the Best GENUS Words Mean
The meaning of GENUS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
- GENUS 6 · 9
- a kind, sort, or class
- NEGUS 6 · 9
- an alcoholic beverage
- ENGS 5 · 7
- a phonetic symbol
- GENS 5 · 7
- a type of clan
- GENU 5 · 8
- the knee
- GNUS 5 · 8
- a large antelope
- GUNS 5 · 8
- to shoot with a portable firearm
- NEGS 5 · 7
- a photographic negative
Is GENUS Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes. GENUS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 38) | 31 | 38 | 27 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 7 of them: GUES, GUE, GUS, SUG, UGS, GU and UG. Words With Friends* skips 4 of them: NEGS, NUGS, NEG and NUG.
Unscramble GENUS and you have 38 words, GENUS itself among them: it scores 6 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 6 points: NEGUS. The best shorter words score 5: 10 of them, GUNS, SUNG and GNUS included. The 5 letters split into 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
One Extra Tile and GENUS Grows
These 12 words take every letter of GENUS plus a single extra one.