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Yes. The word angler is a Scrabble US word. The word angler is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is angler a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word angler is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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6-letter words (5 found)

ANGLER,ERLANG,LANGER,LARGEN,REGNAL,

5-letter words (17 found)

ANGEL,ANGER,ANGLE,ARGLE,GENAL,GLARE,GLEAN,GNARL,LAGER,LARGE,LEARN,NERAL,RANGE,REGAL,REGNA,RENAL,RENGA,

4-letter words (36 found)

AGEN,AGER,AREG,ARLE,EARL,EARN,EGAL,ELAN,GAEN,GALE,GANE,GARE,GEAL,GEAN,GEAR,GENA,GLEN,GNAR,GRAN,GREN,LAER,LANE,LANG,LARE,LARN,LEAN,LEAR,LENG,NARE,NEAL,NEAR,RAGE,RALE,RANG,REAL,REAN,

3-letter words (28 found)

AGE,ALE,ANE,ARE,EAN,EAR,ENG,ERA,ERG,ERN,GAE,GAL,GAN,GAR,GEL,GEN,GER,LAG,LAR,LEA,LEG,NAE,NAG,NEG,RAG,RAN,REG,REN,

2-letter words (13 found)

AE,AG,AL,AN,AR,EA,EL,EN,ER,LA,NA,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 100 words from angler according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of angler

angler

Etymology

From Middle English angler, angleer, angeler, equivalent to angle +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡlə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡlɚ/
  • Rhymes: -æŋɡlə(ɹ)

Noun

angler (plural anglers)

  1. A person who fishes with a hook and line.
    A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.
  2. An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
    The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.
  3. Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.
    Jonas was a consummate angler when it came the company's leave policy; he had it figured so he only needed to work six months out of the year.
  4. (archaic, UK, thieves' cant) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.

Synonyms

  • (person who fishes with hook and line): fisher, fisherman
  • (angler fish): anglerfish, frogfish
  • (someone with a scheme or ulterior motive): conniver, grifter, schemer, swindler
  • (thief): hooker, nuthook

Derived terms

Related terms

  • angling

Translations

References

  • “angler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • 1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue, available from Project Gutenberg [2]
  • 1812 Dictionary of fishing Tongue, new fishing tips share [3]
  • Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “angler”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volumes I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 39.
  • John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890) “angler”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, pages 54–55.

Anagrams

  • Langer, Nagler, Nergal, Rangel, erlang, gen'ral, langer, largen, rangle, regnal

French

Etymology

From angle +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Verb

angler

  1. to angle

Conjugation

Further reading

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

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