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Yes. The word bigamy is a Scrabble US word. The word bigamy is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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6-letter words (1 found)

BIGAMY,

4-letter words (8 found)

BIGA,BIMA,GABY,GAMB,GAMY,IAMB,MAGI,YAGI,

3-letter words (18 found)

ABY,AIM,AMI,BAG,BAM,BAY,BIG,GAB,GAM,GAY,GIB,GYM,MAG,MAY,MIB,MIG,YAG,YAM,

2-letter words (13 found)

AB,AG,AI,AM,AY,BA,BI,BY,GI,MA,MI,MY,YA,

You can make 40 words from bigamy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bigamy

bigamy

Etymology

From Middle English bigamie (having two spouses simultaneously, bigamy; second marriage; marrying a widow or widower) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman bigamie and Middle French bigamie (having two spouses simultaneously; second marriage; marrying a widow or widower) (modern French bigamie (bigamy)), and its etymon Late Latin bigamia (having two spouses simultaneously; second marriage), from Late Latin, Latin bigamus (bigamous) + -ia (variant of -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns)). Bigamus is derived from bis (twice, two times) + Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos, marriage; matrimony) (from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (to marry)). The English word is analysable as bi- +‎ -gamy.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɪɡəmi/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ga‧my

Noun

bigamy (countable and uncountable, plural bigamies)

  1. The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.
  2. (ecclesiastical law, historical) A second marriage after the death of a spouse.
    Synonyms: deuterogamy, digamy

Alternative forms

  • bigamie (obsolete)

Hyponyms

  • biandry
  • bigyny

Coordinate terms

  • monogamy (monandry, monogyny)
  • omnigamy
  • polygamy (polyandry, polygyny)

Derived terms

  • bigamist

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See also

  • polyamory
  • plural marriage

References

Further reading

  • bigamy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org