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Is dirge a Scrabble word?

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

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Is dirge a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is dirge a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dirge is a Words With Friends word. The word dirge is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (4 found)

DERIG,DIRGE,GRIDE,RIDGE,

4-letter words (7 found)

DIRE,DREG,GIED,GIRD,GRID,IRED,RIDE,

3-letter words (16 found)

DEG,DEI,DIE,DIG,ERG,GED,GER,GID,GIE,IDE,IRE,RED,REG,REI,RID,RIG,

2-letter words (7 found)

DE,DI,ED,ER,GI,ID,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 35 words from dirge according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of dirge

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Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word dirge. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in dirge.

Definitions and meaning of dirge

dirge

Etymology

From Middle English dirige, from Latin dirige (“steer, direct”), from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead, Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam. Doublet of dirige.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dûj, IPA(key): /dɜːdʒ/
  • (General American) enPR: dûrj, IPA(key): /dɝd͡ʒ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ

Noun

dirge (plural dirges)

  1. A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
    Synonyms: lament, requiem, coronach, threnody, elegy, trental
  2. (informal) A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.

Related terms

  • dirgeful

Translations

Verb

dirge (third-person singular simple present dirges, present participle dirging, simple past and past participle dirged)

  1. To sing dirges

Anagrams

  • Ridge, derig, gride, redig, ridge

Middle English

Noun

dirge

  1. Alternative form of dirige

Source: wiktionary.org