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What does ignite mean? Is ignite a Scrabble word?

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Is ignite a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ignite is a Scrabble US word. The word ignite is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

I1G2N1I1T1E1

Is ignite a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ignite is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

I1G2N1I1T1E1

Is ignite a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ignite is a Words With Friends word. The word ignite is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1G3N2I1T1E1

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6-letter words (2 found)

IGNITE,TIEING,

5-letter words (2 found)

GENII,TINGE,

4-letter words (10 found)

GEIT,GENT,GIEN,GITE,INTI,NITE,TEIN,TIGE,TINE,TING,

3-letter words (16 found)

ENG,GEN,GET,GIE,GIN,GIT,ING,NEG,NET,NIE,NIT,TEG,TEN,TIE,TIG,TIN,

2-letter words (8 found)

EN,ET,GI,IN,IT,NE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 39 words from ignite according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ignite

ignite

Etymology

From Latin ignītus, past participle of igniō, ignire (“to set on fire, ignite”), from Latin ignis (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis, and thus related to Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), Lithuanian ugnis, and Russian ого́нь (ogónʹ).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ĭgnīt', IPA(key): /ɪɡˈnaɪt/
  • Rhymes: -aɪt

Verb

ignite (third-person singular simple present ignites, present participle igniting, simple past and past participle ignited)

  1. (transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
  2. (transitive) to spark off (something), to trigger
  3. (intransitive) to commence burning.
  4. (chemistry, transitive) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.

Derived terms

  • self-ignite

Related terms

  • ignition
  • igneous

Translations

Anagrams

  • tieing

Italian

Adjective

ignite f pl

  1. feminine plural of ignito

Latin

Verb

ignīte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of igniō

Source: wiktionary.org