Ingroup
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A tightly knit social circle whose members share a common purpose and tend to exclude outsiders.
“The senior staff had formed an ingroup that new employees found very difficult to penetrate.”
Pronunciation
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in·group
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Wordle
Ends in OUP. Contains GROUP inside. The IN prefix distinguishes it from the base word.
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Scrabble
GROUP scores well on its own. Combined as INGROUP, the word offers excellent tile value.
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