What does INGREDIENT mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌɪnˈgridiənt/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a component of a mixture or compound
  2. an abstract part of something“jealousy was a component of his character”
  3. food that is a component of a mixture in cooking“the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

ingredients13

Anagrams of INGREDIENT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside INGREDIENT

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

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Questions

Is INGREDIENT a valid word in word games?

INGREDIENT 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 INGREDIENT worth?

INGREDIENT is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from INGREDIENT?

267 other words, including IN, IT, GET and NEED.