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This page lists 1217 words with GEN from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With GEN

All 1217 words in our dictionary that contain GEN — sorted by Scrabble score.

1217 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first · showing top 1200

overhomogenized34 overhomogenizes33 overhomogenize32 phytopathogenic31 psychogenically31 homogenizations30 homogenization29 overgeneralized29 oxyhydrogen29 unhomogenized29 homogenizing28 lysogenizations28 overgeneralizes28 phytopathogens28 cytopathogenic27 homogenized27 homogenizers27 lysogenization27 overgeneralize27 phytopathogen27 cytogenetically26 deoxygenating26 deoxygenations26 glycogenolytic26 homogenizer26 homogenizes26 indigenizations26 lysogenizing26 psychogenetic26 carcinogenicity25 dehydrogenating25 deoxygenated25 deoxygenation25 generalizable25 generalizations25 homogenize25 hypoallergenic25 indigenization25 lysogenized25 photogenically25 roentgenography25 toxigenicity25 cryogenically24 dehydrogenated24 dehydrogenation24 deoxygenates24 digitoxigenins24 generalization24 genotypically24 glycogenolyses24 glycogenolysis24 immunogenicity24 indigenizing24 lysogenizes24 pathogenicity24 psychogeneses24 psychogenesis24 psychogenic24 toxigenicities24 unoxygenated24 zymogenes24 cocarcinogenic23 cytogeneticists23 dehydrogenases23 dehydrogenates23 deoxygenate23 digitoxigenin23 embryogenetic23 encephalitogens23 epeirogenically23 generalizing23 hallucinogenics23 indigenized23 lysogenize23 morphogenetic23 oxygenating23 oxygenations23 paragenetically23 parthenogenetic23 pathogenicities23 phylogenetic23 postemergency23 pyrogenicity23 zymogene23 zymogens23 anorexigenic22 biogenetically22 birefringences22 bronchogenic22 chalcogenides22 convergency22 cytogeneticist22 dehydrogenase22 dehydrogenate22 encephalitogen22 epigenetically22 exogenously22 generalized22 generalizers22 hallucinogenic22 heterogeneously22 homogeneously22 hydrogenating22 hydrogenations22 indigenizes22 inhomogeneity22 leukaemogeneses22 leukaemogenesis22 noncarcinogenic22 overindulgences22 oxygenated22 oxygenation22 oxygenators22 precipitinogens22 pyrogenicities22 tumorigenicity22 zymogen22 abiogenically21 anthropogenic21 birefringence21 chalcogenide21 chromogenic21 convergencies21 cryptogenic21 cytogenetical21 diagenetically21 embryogeneses21 embryogenesis21 embryogenic21 embryogeny21 exigency21 genealogically21 generalizer21 generalizes21 gentrifications21 goitrogenicity21 homogeneousness21 homogenisations21 hydrogenated21 hydrogenation21 immunogenetics21 indigenize21 inhomogeneities21 leukemogeneses21 leukemogenesis21 leukemogenic21 lysogenicity21 monogenically21 morphogeneses21 morphogenesis21 morphogenic21 mutagenically21 nonpathogenic21 ontogenetically21 overgenerosity21 overgenerously21 overindulgence21 oxygenates21 oxygenator21 oxygenic21 oxygenless21 parthenogeneses21 parthenogenesis21 phylogeny21 precipitinogen21 saprogenicity21 sexagenarians21 agenizing20 anticarcinogens20 cocarcinogens20 convergences20 cyanogenetic20 cyclogeneses20 cyclogenesis20 cytogenetics20 divergency20 effulgences20 embryogenies20 epileptogenic20 estrogenically20 exigencies20 exigently20 gazogenes20 generalize20 gentlemanlike20 gentrification20 heterogeneity20 homogeneity20 homogenisation20 hydrogenases20 hydrogenates20 iatrogenically20 immunogenetic20 lysogenicities20 miscegenational20 mitogenicity20 mutagenicity20 neurogenically20 nonemergency20 nonhomogeneous20 oncogenicity20 overingenuity20 oxygenate20 pathogenetic20 phylogenies20 postemergence20 saprogenicities20 semilegendary20 sexagenarian20 spermatogeneses20 spermatogenesis20 spermatogenic20 teratogenicity20 uncongeniality20 xenogeneic20 zoogenic20 agenized19 agglutinogenic19 allergenicity19 anticarcinogen19 antigenically19 carcinogeneses19 carcinogenesis19 carcinogenic19 cocarcinogen19 contingency19 convergence19 cytogenetic19 disingenuously19 divergencies19 divergently19 effulgence19 exigences19 gazogene19 gegenscheins19 genotypical19 gentlefolks19 gentrifying19 genuflecting19 genuflections19 gluconeogeneses19 gluconeogenesis19 glycogeneses19 glycogenesis19 hallucinogens19 heterogeneities19 homogeneities19 homogenising19 hydrogenase19 hydrogenate19 hydrogenous19 inhomogeneous19 meshuggeners19 miscegenations19 mitogenicities19 multiagency19 mutagenicities19 noncarcinogens19 nonemergencies19 nonhalogenated19 oncogenicities19 overingenuities19 polygenetic19 preemergence19 primogenitures19 progestogenic19 spermiogeneses19 spermiogenesis19 submergences19 superagency19 toxigenic19 tropocollagens19 ungentlemanly19 unintelligently19 xenogeny19 agenizes18 allergenicities18 antiallergenics18 antigenicity18 birefringent18 chalcogens18 chromogens18 cladogenetic18 congeniality18 congenitally18 contingencies18 contingently18 cryogenics18 cyanogeneses18 cyanogenesis18 cyanogenic18 diabetogenic18 diphosgenes18 divergences18 divulgences18 eigenvectors18 exigence18 gegenschein18 generalships18 generationally18 generatrix18 genitivally18 gentlefolk18 gentlemanliness18 genuflected18 genuflection18 gynogenetic18 hallucinogen18 hematogenous18 histogenetic18 homogenised18 immunogeneses18 immunogenesis18 immunogenic18 intransigently18 meshuggener18 miscegenation18 morphogens18 noncarcinogen18 orthogenetic18 overindulgent18 oxygens18 paedogenetic18 pathogeneses18 pathogenesis18 pathogenic18 photogenic18 primogenitors18 primogeniture18 roentgenograms18 roentgenologic18 roentgenology18 septuagenarians18 submergence18 superagencies18 tropocollagen18 trypsinogens18 turbogenerators18 ultimogenitures18 unregenerately18 vitellogeneses18 vitellogenesis18 xenogenies18 agenize17 antiallergenic17 antigenicities17 argentiferous17 astringency17 atherogeneses17 atherogenesis17 atherogenic17 averagenesses17 cardiogenic17 chalcogen17 chromogen17 congenialities17 congenially17 contingences17 corrigendum17 cosmogenic17 cryogenic17 cryogeny17 cymogenes17 cytogeny17 degeneracy17 degenerately17 degenerative17 detergency17 diphosgene17 divergence17 divulgence17 eigenvector17 electrogeneses17 electrogenesis17 electrogenic17 emergency17 endogenously17 eugenically17 exogenous17 fibrinogens17 frontogeneses17 frontogenesis17 gametogeneses17 gametogenesis17 gametogenic17 gendarmery17 generalissimos17 generalship17 generically17 genetically17 genitourinary17 genotypic17 gentlemanly17 gentlewoman17 gentlewomen17 halogenating17 halogenations17 heterogeneous17 heterogeny17 homogenates17 homogeneous17 homogenises17 homogeny17 hydrogens17 hypogene17 indigenously17 intelligencers17 intelligently17 interagency17 intransigences17 lysogenising17 milliroentgens17 morphogen17 myelogenous17 organogenetic17 overingenious17 oxygen17 palingenetic17 pedogenetic17 petrogenetic17 plangency17 plasminogens17 polygeneses17 polygenesis17 polygenic17 primogenitor17 pyrogenic17 reemergences17 refulgences17 roentgenogram17 roentgenologies17 roentgenologist17 septuagenarian17 steroidogeneses17 steroidogenesis17 steroidogenic17 subagency17 subgenerations17 trypsinogen17 turbogenerator17 ultimogeniture17 ungentrified17 agglutinogens16 androgenetic16 astringencies16 astringently16 autogenously16 carcinogens16 cladogeneses16 cladogenesis16 coagency16 cogenerations16 contingence16 convergent16 counteragents16 cryogenies16 cymogene16 cytogenies16 degeneracies16 degenerateness16 detergencies16 effulgent16 emergencies16 epeirogenic16 epeirogeny16 fibrinogen16 florigenic16 fulgently16 gametogenous16 gendarmeries16 genealogical16 generalisations16 generalissimo16 genericnesses16 gentamicins16 gentlepersons16 genuflects16 glycogens16 gynogeneses16 gynogenesis16 halogenated16 halogenation16 heterogenies16 heterogenous16 histogeneses16 histogenesis16 homogenate16 homogenies16 homogenise16 homogenous16 hyalogens16 hydrogen16 indigenousness16 indulgently16 ingeniousnesses16 ingenuousnesses16 insurgency16 intelligencer16 intelligences16 intelligentsias16 intergeneration16 intransigence16 ketogeneses16 ketogenesis16 ketogenic16 legendarily16 lysogenised16 mediagenic16 melanogeneses16 melanogenesis16 metagenetic16 milliroentgen16 monogenetic16 myogenic16 negligently16 nonallergenic16 noncontingent16 nondegenerates16 octogenarians16 orthogeneses16 orthogenesis16 overgenerous16 paedogeneses16 paedogenesis16 paedogenic16 paragenetic16 pepsinogens16 phellogens16 plangencies16 plangently16 plasmagenes16 plasminogen16 preemergent16 progestogens16 pungency16 pyogenic16 reemergence16 refulgence16 regeneracy16 regenerately16 regenerative16 savagenesses16 stringency16 subagencies16 subgeneration16 tangentially16 tumorigeneses16 tumorigenesis16 tumorigenic16 ulcerogenic16 ungenerosity16 ungenerously16 agglutinogen15 amylogens15 averageness15 biogenetic15 carcinogen15 cariogenic15 coagencies15 cogency15 cogeneration15 cogenerators15 collagenases15 congeneric15 constringent15 counteragent15 cyanogens15 degenerating15 degenerations15 dermatogens15 diligently15 dysgeneses15 dysgenesis15 dysgenic15 eigenvalues15 emergences15 epeirogenies15 epigenetic15 exigent15 exogens15 gendarmerie15 generalisation15 generatrices15 generousnesses15 genically15 geniculated15 genotypes15 gentamicin15 gentleperson15 gentrified15 gentrifiers15 gentrify15 genuflect15 glycogen15 goitrogenic15 halogenates15 hyalogen15 immunogens15 indulgences15 ingeniously15 ingenuously15 insurgencies15 insurgently15 intelligence15 intelligential15 intelligentsia15 intergeneric15 isoantigenic15 lactogenic15 lysogenic15 lysogenises15 lysogeny15 multigenic15 negligences15 nonantigenic15 nondegenerate15 nonindigenous15 nonnitrogenous15 octogenarian15 organogeneses15 organogenesis15 outgeneraling15 palingeneses15 palingenesis15 pangenetic15 pathogens15 pedogeneses15 pedogenesis15 pedogenic15 pepsinogen15 petrogeneses15 petrogenesis15 phellogen15 phosgenes15 plasmagene15 polygenes15 progestogen15 pungencies15 pungently15 regeneracies15 regenerateness15 saprogenic15 sporogeneses15 sporogenesis15 sporogenic15 stringencies15 stringently15 syngeneic15 ungenerosities15 vergences15 abiogeneses14 abiogenesis14 abiogenic14 abiogenists14 amylogen14 androgeneses14 androgenesis14 androgenic14 angiogeneses14 angiogenesis14 angiogenic14 antiestrogens14 arctangents14 audiogenic14 bigeneric14 cogencies14 cogenerator14 cogently14 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pathogen14 phosgene14 polygene14 progenitors14 pyrogens14 radiogenic14 regenerable14 regenerating14 regenerations14 resurgences14 savageness14 sporogenous14 strangenesses14 superagents14 tangency14 teratogeneses14 teratogenesis14 teratogenic14 turgency14 uncongenial14 unintelligent14 vergence14 abiogenist13 agentives13 allergenic13 alloantigens13 allogeneic13 amidogens13 antiestrogen13 arctangent13 biogeneses13 biogenesis13 biogenic13 biogeny13 congenital13 contingent13 cotangents13 cryogen13 degenerates13 digenetic13 diligence13 eigenmode13 emalangeni13 endogenic13 endogeny13 engendered13 epigeneses13 epigenesis13 epigenic13 erotogenic13 estrogenic13 eugenicist13 florigens13 gendarmes13 genealogies13 genealogist13 generalised13 generalities13 generally13 generational13 generosities13 generousness13 geneticist13 geniality13 geniculate13 genipaps13 genitally13 genitival13 genitives13 genocidal13 genocides13 genteelism13 genteelly13 gentility13 gentlenesses13 genuinely13 histogens13 iatrogenic13 indigence13 ingenuity13 insurgence13 intragenic13 intransigent13 kerogens13 legendry13 margented13 mergence13 monogenean13 monogenies13 neurogenic13 newsagent13 nitrogenases13 nonagenarian13 nongenetic13 orogenetic13 osteogeneses13 osteogenesis13 osteogenic13 pangeneses13 pangenesis13 pregenital13 progenitor13 progeny13 pyrogen13 refulgent13 regency13 regenerated13 regeneration13 regenerators13 resurgence13 sapogenins13 subgenuses13 superagent13 supergenes13 tangencies13 transgenic13 turgencies13 unregenerate13 urgency13 urinogenital13 agency12 agendaless12 agendums12 agentive12 alloantigen12 allogenic12 amidogen12 antigenic12 argentums12 astringents12 autogenic12 autogeny12 biogenies12 biogenous12 collagens12 congeners12 congenial12 cotangent12 cultigens12 degenerate12 detergents12 diageneses12 diagenesis12 emergents12 endogenies12 endogenous12 florigen12 gendarme12 gendering12 generable12 generalises12 generalists12 generating12 generations12 genetical12 genialities12 genially12 genipap12 genitalic12 genitive12 genocide12 genomic12 genteelness12 gentilesses12 gentilities12 gentleman12 gentlemen12 gentrices12 genuineness12 goitrogens12 halogens12 histogen12 hugeness12 indigenous12 ingenuities12 intelligent12 isoantigens12 isogeneic12 kerogen12 largenesses12 legendries12 lysogens12 misagents12 nitrogenase12 nitrogenous12 oncogenes12 ontogeneses12 ontogenesis12 ontogeny12 oogenetic12 outgenerals12 progenies12 regencies12 regenerates12 regenerator12 sapogenin12 smidgens12 strangeness12 stringendo12 subagents12 subgenera12 subgenres12 supergene12 tangences12 telegenic12 terrigenous12 twiggen12 ungently12 urgencies12 urgently12 acrogens11 agencies11 agendum11 agenetic11 agentings11 agentry11 anageneses11 anagenesis11 androgens11 argentic11 argentines11 argentites11 argentum11 astringent11 autogenies11 autogenous11 coagents11 collagen11 congener11 cultigen11 detergent11 emergent11 engenders11 erogenic11 eugenics11 fulgent11 gasogenes11 gendered11 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gentles8 gentoos8 genuine8 genuses8 ingenue8 ionogen8 lagend8 legend8 reagent8 regents8 ringent8 rontgen8 tangent8 turgent8 agenes7 agents7 argent7 genera7 genets7 genial7 genies7 genius7 genoas7 genres7 genros7 gentes7 gentil7 gentle7 gentoo7 regent7 urgent7

Why GEN words matter

Words containing GEN are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

A quick statistical tour

A few numbers before you scroll: the 1217 words here run from 3 to 15 letters, with 11-letter words the largest group (183 entries). Wordle players have 15 five-letter options, and there are 80 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is OVERHOMOGENIZED at 34 points before multipliers.

The five biggest scorers on the page: OVERHOMOGENIZED (34), OVERHOMOGENIZES (33), OVERHOMOGENIZE (32), PHYTOPATHOGENIC (31), PSYCHOGENICALLY (31). At 15 letters, ALLERGENICITIES is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 15. If you are fishing for these words, keep E (1217 appearances), N (1217) and G (1217) on your rack.

Three easy picks from this list

Playing AGENES across a double-word square turns its base 7 points into 14 — solid value for 6 tiles.
AGENTS is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 7 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
When the rack looks hopeless, ARGENT (6 letters, 7 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: GENERA (7), GENETS (7), GENIAL (7), GENIES (7), GENIUS (7).

Learning words through GEN

Letter chunks like GEN 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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