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Is garrison a Scrabble word?

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

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Is garrison a Scrabble UK word?

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

G2A1R1R1I1S1O1N1

Is garrison a Words With Friends word?

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

G3A1R1R1I1S1O1N2

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8-letter words (2 found)

GARRISON,ROARINGS,

7-letter words (6 found)

GARRONS,IGNAROS,ORIGANS,ROARING,SIGNORA,SOARING,

6-letter words (31 found)

AGRINS,ARGONS,ARSING,ARSINO,GARRON,GIRONS,GNARRS,GRAINS,GRISON,GROANS,GROINS,IGNARO,NAGORS,NGAIOS,NORIAS,OARING,ONAGRI,ORANGS,ORGANS,ORGIAS,ORIGAN,RANGIS,RARING,RASING,RIGORS,ROSING,SAGOIN,SARING,SARONG,SIGNOR,SORING,

5-letter words (56 found)

AGIOS,AGONS,AGRIN,AGROS,AIRNS,ARGON,ARRIS,ARSON,GAINS,GAIRS,GARIS,GARNI,GIRNS,GIRON,GIROS,GIRRS,GNARR,GNARS,GONIA,GORAS,GORIS,GRAIN,GRANS,GRINS,GROAN,GROIN,IRONS,NAGOR,NARIS,NGAIO,NOIRS,NORIA,NORIS,ORANG,ORGAN,ORGIA,ORNIS,ORRIS,RAGIS,RAINS,RANGI,RANGS,RANIS,RIGOR,RINGS,ROANS,ROARS,ROINS,ROSIN,SANGO,SARGO,SARIN,SIGNA,SIRRA,SONAR,SORRA,

4-letter words (75 found)

AGIN,AGIO,AGON,AGRO,AINS,AIRN,AIRS,ANIS,ARIS,GAIN,GAIR,GANS,GARI,GARS,GINS,GIOS,GIRN,GIRO,GIRR,GNAR,GOAS,GONS,GORA,GORI,GORS,GRAN,GRIN,GRIS,INGO,INGS,INRO,IONS,IRON,ISNA,NAGS,NAOI,NAOS,NGAI,NOGS,NOIR,NORI,OARS,ORGS,ORRA,OSAR,RAGI,RAGS,RAIN,RAIS,RANG,RANI,RIAS,RIGS,RING,RINS,ROAN,ROAR,ROIN,RONG,SAGO,SAIN,SAIR,SANG,SARI,SIGN,SING,SNAG,SNAR,SNIG,SNOG,SOAR,SONG,SORA,SORI,SORN,

3-letter words (53 found)

AGO,AGS,AIN,AIR,AIS,ANI,ANS,ARS,GAN,GAR,GAS,GIN,GIO,GIS,GOA,GON,GOR,GOS,GRR,ING,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,NAG,NAS,NIS,NOG,NOR,NOS,OAR,OIS,ONS,ORA,ORG,ORS,RAG,RAI,RAN,RAS,RIA,RIG,RIN,SAG,SAI,SAN,SAR,SIG,SIN,SIR,SOG,SON,SRI,

2-letter words (18 found)

AG,AI,AN,AR,AS,GI,GO,IN,IO,IS,NA,NO,OI,ON,OR,OS,SI,SO,

You can make 241 words from garrison according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of garrison

garrison

Etymology

From Middle English garisoun, garysoun, from Old French garison, guarison, from guarir +‎ -ison, ultimately of Germanic origin; thus a doublet of warison. Compare guard, ward; the modern meaning is influenced by (now obsolete) garnison.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɡæɹ.ɪ.sən/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡæɹ.ɪ.sən/
  • (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛɹ.ə.sən/
  • Rhymes: -æɹɪsən
  • Hyphenation: gar‧ri‧son

Noun

garrison (plural garrisons)

  1. A permanent military post.
  2. The troops stationed at such a post.
  3. (allusive) Occupants.
  4. (US, military, U.S. Space Force) A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF support wing, or an army regiment.

Synonyms

  • (USSF): delta (an operations wing equivalent)

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Verb

garrison (third-person singular simple present garrisons, present participle garrisoning, simple past and past participle garrisoned)

  1. To assign troops to a military post.
  2. To convert into a military fort.
  3. To occupy with troops.
    • 'Establishing a land bridge through Mariupol to Crimea would take tens of thousands of troops. So would garrisoning eastern Ukraine.', http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21615605-now-willing-use-russian-troops-more-or-less-openly-eastern-ukraine-vladimir-putin-has

Related terms

  • garment
  • garnish

Translations

Anagrams

  • arrosing, roarings

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Semantic shift of English garrison.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʲaɹɪsən/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧rri‧son

Noun

garrison (plural garrison dem, quantified garrison)

  1. A de facto autonomous district controlled by a don and the don's armed gang, typically loyal to a political party; a favela; a slum.

See also

  • don
  • shotta

Source: wiktionary.org