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Is garlic a Scrabble word?

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

G2A1R1L1I1C3

Is garlic a Scrabble UK word?

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

G2A1R1L1I1C3

Is garlic a Words With Friends word?

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

G3A1R1L2I1C4

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6-letter words (1 found)

GARLIC,

5-letter words (5 found)

ARGIL,CIGAR,CRAIG,GLAIR,GRAIL,

4-letter words (19 found)

ARIL,CARL,CIRL,CLAG,CRAG,CRIA,GAIR,GARI,GILA,GIRL,GLIA,LAIC,LAIR,LARI,LIAR,LIRA,RAGI,RAIL,RIAL,

3-letter words (17 found)

AIL,AIR,ARC,CAG,CAL,CAR,CIG,GAL,GAR,LAC,LAG,LAR,LIG,RAG,RAI,RIA,RIG,

2-letter words (7 found)

AG,AI,AL,AR,GI,LA,LI,

You can make 49 words from garlic according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of garlic

garlic

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Alternative forms

  • garlick, garlicke (archaic)

Etymology

From earlier garlick, garlicke, from Middle English garlek, garlik, from Old English gārlēac (“garlic”, literally “spear-leek”), from gār ("spear"; in reference to its sharp, tapering leaves) + lēac (“leek”). Cognate with Scots garlic (“garlic”), Faroese geirleykur (“garlic”), Icelandic geirlaukur (“garlic”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːlɪk/
  • (US) enPR: gärˈlĭk, IPA(key): /ˈɡɑɹlɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lɪk
  • Homophone: garlick

Noun

garlic (countable and uncountable, plural garlics)

  1. A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
  2. (uncountable) A preparation from Allium sativum used as a food ingredient or the flavor or other characteristics of such an ingredient.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • leek

Translations

Verb

garlic (third-person singular simple present garlics, present participle garlicking, simple past and past participle garlicked)

  1. To flavour with garlic

Translations

See also

  • alliaceous
  • clove
  • ramp, ramson

Further reading

  • garlic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Category:garlic on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Middle English

Noun

garlic

  1. Alternative form of garlek

Source: wiktionary.org