Is GENUS a word?
GENUS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 26 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, GENUS is a valid word.
Scrabble 6Words With Friends 9Length 5
What does genus mean?
noun: a general kind of something.
“ignore the genus communism”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
GENUS: word details
- Pronunciation: JEE-nuhs (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 6 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so GENUS works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of genus
Shorter words inside genus
Words you can make from the letters of genus.
Frequently asked questions
What does GENUS mean?
GENUS is a noun. It means: a general kind of something.
Is GENUS a valid word?
Yes, GENUS is a valid word. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.