How many words start with ING?

This page lists 89 words starting with ING, each shown with its Scrabble score.

Are these words valid in official Scrabble play?

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Words Starting With ING

All 89 words in our dictionary that begin with ING, sorted by Scrabble score. Use them to open a word on the board or fill a crossword clue.

89 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

ingratiatingly19 ingressiveness18 ingatherings17 ingrownnesses17 ingathering16 ingeniousnesses16 ingenuousnesses16 ingloriously16 ingrainedly16 ingratiatory16 ingrowths16 ingurgitating16 ingurgitations16 ingathered15 ingeniously15 ingenuously15 inglenooks15 ingloriousness15 ingrafting15 ingressives15 ingrownness15 ingrowth15 ingurgitated15 ingurgitation15 ingeniousness14 ingenuousness14 inglenook14 ingrafted14 ingratiating14 ingratiations14 ingratitudes14 ingressive14 ingrowing14 ingulfing14 ingurgitates14 ingathers13 ingenuity13 ingestible13 ingestive13 ingratiated13 ingratiation13 ingratitude13 ingredients13 ingulfed13 ingurgitate13 ingather12 ingenuities12 ingrafts12 ingraining12 ingratiates12 ingredient12 ingressions12 ingesting11 ingestions11 inglorious11 ingraft11 ingrained11 ingratiate11 ingression11 ingroups11 ingrown11 ingulfs11 ingenious10 ingenuous10 ingested10 ingestion10 ingoting10 ingresses10 ingroup10 ingulf10 ingenues9 ingoing9 ingoted9 ingrains9 ingrates9 inguinal9 ingates8 ingenue8 ingesta8 ingests8 ingrain8 ingrate8 ingress8 ingate7 ingest7 ingles7 ingots7 ingle6 ingot6

Playing words that start with ING

Leading with ING lets you hook onto open columns and reach premium squares. Scan the high-scoring entries above first — they offer the best return when you have the tiles.

A quick statistical tour

A few numbers before you scroll: the 89 words here run from 5 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words the largest group (14 entries). Wordle players have 2 five-letter options, and there are 13 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is INGRATIATINGLY at 19 points before multipliers.

The five biggest scorers on the page: INGRATIATINGLY (19), INGRESSIVENESS (18), INGATHERINGS (17), INGROWNNESSES (17), INGATHERING (16). At 15 letters, INGENIOUSNESSES is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 12. If you are fishing for these words, keep I (89 appearances), G (89) and N (89) on your rack.

Start with these three

INGATE — 6 letters for 7 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
Playing INGEST across a double-word square turns its base 7 points into 14 — solid value for 6 tiles.
INGLES — a 6-letter, 7-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.

Round out your set with INGOTS (7), INGLE (6), INGOT (6), INGULF (10), INGENIOUSNESSES (16) — all built from common tiles.

One chunk, many words: ING

Letter chunks like ING are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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