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Is fragile a Scrabble word?

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

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Is fragile a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is fragile a Words With Friends word?

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

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7-letter words (1 found)

FRAGILE,

6-letter words (5 found)

AGILER,FERIAL,GLAIRE,GRAILE,REFLAG,

5-letter words (25 found)

AFIRE,AGILE,ARGIL,ARGLE,ARIEL,FARLE,FERAL,FERIA,FILAR,FILER,FLAIR,FLARE,FLIER,FRAIL,GLAIR,GLARE,GRAIL,GRIEF,LAGER,LARGE,LIFER,LIGER,RAILE,REGAL,RIFLE,

4-letter words (61 found)

AGER,ALEF,ALIF,AREG,ARIL,ARLE,EARL,EGAL,FAIL,FAIR,FARE,FARL,FEAL,FEAR,FIAR,FIER,FILA,FILE,FIRE,FLAG,FLEA,FLEG,FLIR,FRAE,FRAG,FRIG,GAIR,GALE,GARE,GARI,GEAL,GEAR,GILA,GIRL,GLEI,GLIA,ILEA,LAER,LAIR,LARE,LARI,LEAF,LEAR,LEIR,LIAR,LIEF,LIER,LIFE,LIRA,LIRE,RAGE,RAGI,RAIL,RALE,REAL,REFI,REIF,RIAL,RIEL,RIFE,RILE,

3-letter words (45 found)

AGE,AIL,AIR,ALE,ALF,ARE,ARF,EAR,ELF,ERA,ERF,ERG,FAE,FAG,FAR,FEG,FER,FIE,FIG,FIL,FIR,FRA,GAE,GAL,GAR,GEL,GER,GIE,GIF,IRE,LAG,LAR,LEA,LEG,LEI,LIE,LIG,RAG,RAI,REF,REG,REI,RIA,RIF,RIG,

2-letter words (16 found)

AE,AG,AI,AL,AR,EA,EF,EL,ER,FA,FE,GI,IF,LA,LI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 154 words from fragile according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of fragile

fragile

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French fragile, from Latin fragilis, formed on frag-, the root of frangere (“to break”). Cognate fraction, fracture and doublet of frail.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, General Australian, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfɹædʒaɪl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl/
  • Rhymes: -ædʒaɪl, -ædʒəl

Adjective

fragile (comparative fragiler or more fragile, superlative fragilest or most fragile)

  1. Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.
    The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.
    The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.
  2. (UK) Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.
  3. (UK) Thin-skinned or oversensitive.
    He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.

Synonyms

  • friable
  • breakly
  • breakable
  • destroyable
  • destructible
  • See also Thesaurus:fragile

Antonyms

  • durable
  • unbreakable
  • undestroyable
  • indestructible
  • antifragile

Derived terms

  • fragile X syndrome
  • fragilely

Related terms

  • fractal
  • fraction
  • fractional
  • fracture
  • fragility
  • frail
  • frailty
  • frangible

Translations

Noun

fragile (plural fragiles)

  1. Something that is fragile.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragilis. Doublet of frêle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁa.ʒil/
  • Homophone: fragiles

Adjective

fragile (plural fragiles)

  1. fragile

Derived terms

  • saule fragile

Related terms

  • fragiliser
  • fragilité

Further reading

  • “fragile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • giflera

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

fragile

  1. inflection of fragil:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragilem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfra.d͡ʒi.le/
  • Rhymes: -adʒile
  • Hyphenation: frà‧gi‧le

Adjective

fragile (plural fragili, superlative fragilissimo)

  1. fragile

Derived terms

  • fragilmente
  • infragilire

Related terms

  • frale
  • fragilità

Further reading

  • fragile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

  • fraglie

Latin

Adjective

fragile

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of fragilis

Source: wiktionary.org