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Is english a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word english is a Scrabble US word. The word english is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

E1N1G2L1I1S1H4

Is english a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word english is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

E1N1G2L1I1S1H4

Is english a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word english is a Words With Friends word. The word english is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1N2G3L2I1S1H3

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7-letter words (2 found)

ENGLISH,SHINGLE,

6-letter words (8 found)

ELSHIN,HELING,HINGES,INGLES,LIGNES,NEIGHS,SINGLE,SLEIGH,

5-letter words (25 found)

EHING,ELSIN,GLEIS,GLENS,HEILS,HINGE,HINGS,INGLE,LEISH,LENGS,LENIS,LIENS,LIGNE,LINES,LINGS,NEIGH,NELIS,NIGHS,SEGNI,SENGI,SHIEL,SHINE,SILEN,SINGE,SLING,

4-letter words (47 found)

EGIS,EISH,ELHI,ENGS,GELS,GENS,GHIS,GIEN,GIES,GINS,GLEI,GLEN,HEIL,HENS,HIES,HING,HINS,HISN,INGS,ISLE,LEGS,LEIS,LENG,LENS,LIEN,LIES,LIGS,LINE,LING,LINS,NEGS,NESH,NIES,NIGH,NILS,NISH,SEIL,SHEN,SHIN,SIEN,SIGH,SIGN,SILE,SINE,SING,SINH,SNIG,

3-letter words (36 found)

EHS,ELS,ENG,ENS,GEL,GEN,GHI,GIE,GIN,GIS,HEN,HES,HIE,HIN,HIS,ING,INS,ISH,LEG,LEI,LES,LIE,LIG,LIN,LIS,NEG,NIE,NIL,NIS,SEG,SEI,SEL,SEN,SHE,SIG,SIN,

2-letter words (13 found)

EH,EL,EN,ES,GI,HE,HI,IN,IS,LI,NE,SH,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 132 words from english according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of english

english

Alternative forms

  • (spin): English (US)
  • (render into English): English (dated, rare)

Etymology 1

Uncertain. It is speculated to relate either to people from England introducing the technique for billiards or bowling in the United States, or perhaps from a particular person with the surname English.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋɡlɪʃ
  • Homophone: English

Noun

english (uncountable)

  2. (uncountable, Canada, US) Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in pool, billiards or bowling; spin, sidespin.
    You can't hit it directly, but maybe if you give it some english.
  3. (by extension, figurative) An unusual or unexpected interpretation of a text or idea, a spin, a nuance.
Synonyms
  • (spinning motion): side, spin, sidespin
Translations

See also

  • body English

Etymology 2

Verb

english (third-person singular simple present englishes, present participle englishing, simple past and past participle englished)

  2. (transitive; archaic or rare) Alternative form of English.

References

Anagrams

  • Hingles, shingle

Source: wiktionary.org