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Is garland a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word garland is a Scrabble US word. The word garland is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

G2A1R1L1A1N1D2

Is garland a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word garland is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

G2A1R1L1A1N1D2

Is garland a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word garland is a Words With Friends word. The word garland is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3A1R1L2A1N2D2

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7-letter words (1 found)

GARLAND,

6-letter words (3 found)

ARGAND,LANGAR,RAGLAN,

5-letter words (13 found)

ALAND,ALANG,ARGAL,ARGAN,DARGA,GARDA,GLAND,GNARL,GRAAL,GRANA,GRAND,LAGAN,RANGA,

4-letter words (30 found)

AGAR,ALAN,ALAR,ALGA,ANAL,ANGA,ARNA,DAAL,DANG,DARG,DARN,DRAG,GALA,GLAD,GNAR,GRAD,GRAN,LANA,LAND,LANG,LARD,LARN,NADA,NAGA,NALA,NARD,RAGA,RANA,RAND,RANG,

3-letter words (20 found)

AAL,AGA,ALA,ANA,AND,ARD,DAG,DAL,DAN,GAD,GAL,GAN,GAR,LAD,LAG,LAR,NAG,RAD,RAG,RAN,

2-letter words (9 found)

AA,AD,AG,AL,AN,AR,DA,LA,NA,

You can make 76 words from garland according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of garland

garland

Etymology

From Middle English garland, garlaunde, gerland, from Old French garlande, garlaunde, gerlande, guerlande (compare French guirlande), from Frankish *wierlōn, *wieralōn, a frequentative form of Frankish *wierōn (“to adorn, bedeck”), from *wiera (“a gold thread”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *wīraz.

Akin to Old High German wieren (“to adorn”), Old High German wiara (“gold thread”). More at wire.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑː.lənd/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑɹ.lənd/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɡaː.lənd/

Noun

garland (plural garlands)

  1. A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
  2. An accolade or mark of honour.
  3. (mining) A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
  4. The crown of a monarch.
  5. (dated) A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
  6. The top; the thing most prized.
  7. (nautical) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
  8. (nautical) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.

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See also

  • chaplet

Verb

garland (third-person singular simple present garlands, present participle garlanding, simple past and past participle garlanded)

  1. (transitive) To deck or ornament something with a garland.
  2. (transitive) To form something into a garland.

Anagrams

  • Ragland

Source: wiktionary.org