What does GENUS mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈdʒinəs/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a general kind of something“ignore the genus communism”
  2. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

genera7genuses8

Anagrams of GENUS

negus6

Words inside GENUS

25 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

engs5gens5genu5gnus5guns5snug5sung5eng4ens3gen4 gnu4gun4 nus3seg4sen3 sue3 sun3 uns3use3 en2 es2ne2nu2un2us2

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Questions

Is GENUS a valid word in word games?

GENUS is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is GENUS worth?

GENUS is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from GENUS?

25 other words, including US, USE, SUN and GUN.