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Is earwig a Scrabble word?

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

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Is earwig a Scrabble UK word?

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

E1A1R1W4I1G2

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Yes. The word earwig is a Words With Friends word. The word earwig is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

EARWIG,

5-letter words (1 found)

WAGER,

4-letter words (16 found)

AGER,AREG,AREW,GAIR,GARE,GARI,GEAR,GREW,RAGE,RAGI,WAGE,WAIR,WARE,WEAR,WEIR,WIRE,

3-letter words (26 found)

AGE,AIR,ARE,AWE,EAR,ERA,ERG,GAE,GAR,GAW,GER,GIE,IRE,RAG,RAI,RAW,REG,REI,REW,RIA,RIG,WAE,WAG,WAI,WAR,WIG,

2-letter words (11 found)

AE,AG,AI,AR,AW,EA,ER,EW,GI,RE,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 56 words from earwig according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of earwig

earwig

Etymology

From Middle English erwigge, from Old English ēarwicga, from ēare (“ear”) +‎ wicga (“insect”), so named from a popular belief that they are able to penetrate a person's head through the ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪə(ɹ)wɪɡ/

Noun

earwig (plural earwigs)

  1. Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.
    • 2002, Maurice Burton, Robert Burton, Nuthatch, entry in International Wildlife Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition, page 1762,
      Nuthatches search the crevices of bark at other times during the year for insects, including beetles, earwigs, flies and bugs, and they open galls (swellings in plants) to extract grubs.
    • 2008, John L. Capinera (editor), European Earwig, Forficula auricularia, Linnaeus (Dermaptera: Forficulidae), entry in Encyclopedia of Entomology, page 1370,
      Adults can use the cerci in defense, twisting the abdomen forward over the head or sideways to engage an enemy, often another earwig. Earwigs are nocturnal, spending the day hidden under leaf debris, in cracks and crevices, and in other dark locations.
  2. One who whispers insinuations; a secret counsellor.
  3. A flatterer.

Synonyms

  • (insect of order Dermaptera): forkytail (dialectal, Geordie), pincher bug

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See also

  • earworm
  • earpick

Verb

earwig (third-person singular simple present earwigs, present participle earwigging, simple past and past participle earwigged)

  1. (transitive) To fill the mind of with prejudice by insinuations.
  2. (transitive) To attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk.
  3. (intransitive, UK, slang) To eavesdrop.
  4. (transitive, UK, slang) To eavesdrop on.

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Source: wiktionary.org