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What does chigger mean? Is chigger a Scrabble word?

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Is chigger a Scrabble word?

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

C3H4I1G2G2E1R1

Is chigger a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word chigger is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

C3H4I1G2G2E1R1

Is chigger a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word chigger is a Words With Friends word. The word chigger is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4H3I1G3G3E1R1

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7-letter words (1 found)

CHIGGER,

6-letter words (1 found)

CHIGRE,

5-letter words (2 found)

GIGHE,GRICE,

4-letter words (10 found)

CHER,CIRE,ERIC,GRIG,HEIR,HIRE,ICER,RICE,RICH,RIGG,

3-letter words (22 found)

CHE,CHI,CIG,ECH,EGG,ERG,GER,GHI,GIE,GIG,HER,HIC,HIE,ICE,ICH,IGG,IRE,REC,REG,REH,REI,RIG,

2-letter words (7 found)

CH,EH,ER,GI,HE,HI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 44 words from chigger according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of chigger

chigger

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪɡɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From chigoe, likely from a Cariban language term such as Kari'na siko (“chigoe”) (early recorded variant chico), from Proto-Cariban *tikô.

Noun

chigger (plural chiggers)

  1. A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
  2. A harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
Synonyms
  • (mite): harvest mite
Derived terms
  • chigger weed (Anthemis cotula)
Translations

Etymology 2

Blend of chink +‎ nigger

Noun

chigger (plural chiggers)

  1. (US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
Alternative forms
  • chigga

Source: wiktionary.org