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Is alguacil a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word alguacil is a Scrabble US word. The word alguacil is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is alguacil a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word alguacil is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

A1L1G2U1A1C3I1L1

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8-letter words (1 found)

ALGUACIL,

7-letter words (2 found)

GALLICA,GLACIAL,

6-letter words (5 found)

CALALU,GALLIC,GUAIAC,LAICAL,LIGULA,

5-letter words (8 found)

AGILA,ALGAL,ALULA,AULIC,CALLA,GLIAL,LILAC,UGALI,

4-letter words (19 found)

ACAI,AGLU,AIGA,ALGA,AULA,CALL,CAUL,CILL,CLAG,CULL,GALA,GALL,GILA,GILL,GLIA,GULA,GULL,IGLU,LAIC,

3-letter words (20 found)

AAL,AGA,AIA,AIL,ALA,ALL,ALU,AUA,CAA,CAG,CAL,CIG,GAL,GAU,GUL,ILL,LAC,LAG,LIG,LUG,

2-letter words (9 found)

AA,AG,AI,AL,GI,GU,LA,LI,UG,

You can make 64 words from alguacil according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of alguacil

alguacil

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”). Compare visir and Italian aguzzino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /alɡwaˈθil/ [al.ɣ̞waˈθil]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /alɡwaˈsil/ [al.ɣ̞waˈsil]
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: al‧gua‧cil

Noun

alguacil m (plural alguaciles)

  1. bailiff
  2. sheriff
    Synonyms: sheriff, cherife
  3. (Argentina, Uruguay) dragonfly, damselfly
    Synonyms: libélula, aguacil

Alternative forms

  • alguazil (bailiff, obsolete)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Southeastern Tepehuan: orosiir
  • → Tagalog: alguwasil

Further reading

  • “alguacil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org