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Is alligator a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word alligator is a Scrabble US word. The word alligator is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is alligator a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word alligator is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Yes. The word alligator is a Words With Friends word. The word alligator is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

ALLIGATOR,

7-letter words (5 found)

GALLIOT,GORILLA,LITORAL,OTALGIA,RAGTAIL,

6-letter words (18 found)

ALOGIA,AORTAL,ARGALI,AROLLA,ATRIAL,GALIOT,GARIAL,GLORIA,GOLLAR,LAOGAI,LARIAT,LATIGO,LATRIA,RIALTO,RIGOLL,TAILOR,TRAGAL,TRILLO,

5-letter words (56 found)

AARTI,AGILA,AGITA,AGORA,AGRIA,ALGAL,ALGOR,ALLOT,ALTAR,AORTA,ARGAL,ARGIL,ARGOL,ARGOT,ARIOT,ARTAL,ATOLL,ATRIA,GAITA,GATOR,GLAIR,GLIAL,GLOAT,GORAL,GRAAL,GRAIL,GRILL,GRIOT,GROAT,LAARI,LARGO,LIART,LIROT,LOGIA,LORAL,ORGIA,RAITA,RATAL,RATIO,RIATA,RIGOL,ROLAG,ROTAL,TAIGA,TAIRA,TALAR,TARGA,TIARA,TOLAR,TRAGI,TRAIL,TRIAL,TRIGO,TRILL,TRIOL,TROLL,

4-letter words (83 found)

AGAR,AGIO,AGRO,AIGA,AIRT,ALAR,ALGA,ALIT,ALTO,ARIA,ARIL,ARTI,GAIR,GAIT,GALA,GALL,GAOL,GARI,GART,GILA,GILL,GILT,GIRL,GIRO,GIRT,GLIA,GLIT,GOAL,GOAT,GORA,GORI,GRAT,GRIT,GROT,IOTA,LAIR,LARI,LATI,LIAR,LILO,LILT,LIRA,LOIR,LOTA,LOTI,OLLA,ORAL,RAGA,RAGI,RAIA,RAIL,RAIT,RATA,RATO,RIAL,RILL,RIOT,ROIL,ROLL,ROTA,ROTI,ROTL,TAAL,TAIG,TAIL,TALA,TALI,TALL,TARA,TARO,TIAR,TILL,TIRL,TIRO,TOGA,TOIL,TOLA,TOLL,TORA,TORI,TRIG,TRIO,TROG,

3-letter words (50 found)

AAL,AGA,AGO,AIA,AIL,AIR,AIT,ALA,ALL,ALT,ART,GAL,GAR,GAT,GIO,GIT,GOA,GOR,GOT,ILL,ITA,LAG,LAR,LAT,LIG,LIT,LOG,LOR,LOT,OAR,OAT,OIL,ORA,ORG,ORT,RAG,RAI,RAT,RIA,RIG,RIT,ROT,TAG,TAI,TAO,TAR,TIG,TIL,TOG,TOR,

2-letter words (18 found)

AA,AG,AI,AL,AR,AT,GI,GO,IO,IT,LA,LI,LO,OI,OR,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 231 words from alligator according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of alligator

alligator

Etymology 1

From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tə/
  • (General American) enPR: ălʹĭ-gā-tər, IPA(key): /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/
  • Hyphenation: al‧li‧ga‧tor
  • Homophone: allegator
  • Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

alligator (plural alligators)

  1. Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.
    All you could see of the alligator were two eyes above the water, then suddenly it snatched up and caught the poor bird with strong jaws full of sharp teeth.
  2. (paleontology) A member of the family Alligatoridae, which includes the caimans.
  3. (Nigeria) A dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
  4. (dated) A crocodile of any species.
  5. Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.
    1. (metalworking) A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
    2. (mining) A rock breaker.
    3. (printing) A kind of job press.
  6. Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
Synonyms
  • (reptile within Crocodilia): gator (informal)
Coordinate terms
  • (reptile within Crocodilia): caiman, cayman; croc, crocodile; gavial, gharial
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

alligator (third-person singular simple present alligators, present participle alligatoring, simple past and past participle alligatored)

  1. (intransitive, of paint or other coatings) To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.

Interjection

alligator

  1. Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which the speaker counts out loud, saying the word "alligator" between the numbers so that each number is spoken approximately one second after the last one.

References

  • Michael Quinion (2004) “Alligator”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.
  • “alligator”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “alligator”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin alligātor.

Noun

alligator (plural alligators)

  1. (obsolete) One who binds or ties.
See also
  • ligator

Danish

Noun

alligator c (singular definite alligatoren, plural indefinite alligatorer)

  1. alligator

Declension

References

  • “alligator” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • alligador (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from English alligator, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑ.liˈɣaː.tɔr/
  • Hyphenation: al‧li‧ga‧tor
  • Rhymes: -aːtɔr

Noun

alligator m (plural alligators, diminutive alligatortje n)

  1. alligator, crocodilian of the genus Alligator [from 18th c.]

French

Etymology

From English alligator.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.li.ɡa.tɔʁ/

Noun

alligator m (plural alligators)

  1. alligator (animal)

Further reading

  • “alligator”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Alternative forms

  • adligator

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /al.liˈɡaː.tor/, [älːʲɪˈɡäːt̪ɔr]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /al.liˈɡa.tor/, [älːiˈɡäːt̪or]

Etymology 1

alligo (“I bind”) +‎ -tor

Noun

alligātor m (genitive alligātōris); third declension

  1. one who ties or binds
Declension

Third-declension noun.

References

  • “alligator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

From English alligator, a fusion of Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), unrelated to the sense above.

Noun

alligātor m (genitive alligātōris); third declension

  1. (New Latin) alligator
Declension

Third-declension noun.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), via English alligator.

Noun

alligator m (definite singular alligatoren, indefinite plural alligatorer, definite plural alligatorene)

  1. alligator

References

  • “alligator” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), via English alligator.

Noun

alligator m (definite singular alligatoren, indefinite plural alligatorar, definite plural alligatorane)

  1. alligator

References

  • “alligator” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

alligator c

  1. alligator (reptile)

Declension

See also

  • krokodil (“crocodile”)

References

  • alligator in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • alligator in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • alligator in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch alligator.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aliˈɡaːtɔr/

Noun

alligator c (plural alligators, diminutive alligatorke)

  1. alligator

Source: wiktionary.org