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Is illegitimate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word illegitimate is a Scrabble US word. The word illegitimate is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is illegitimate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word illegitimate is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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Is illegitimate a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word illegitimate is a Words With Friends word. The word illegitimate is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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12-letter words (1 found)

ILLEGITIMATE,

10-letter words (1 found)

LEGITIMATE,

8-letter words (5 found)

LITIGATE,MELILITE,MILITATE,MITIGATE,TALLITIM,

7-letter words (18 found)

AILETTE,EGALITE,GALETTE,GALILEE,IMITATE,LEGITIM,LIMELIT,LITTLIE,MEGILLA,MELLITE,MELTAGE,MILEAGE,MILITIA,MILLAGE,TAILLIE,TEATIME,TILLAGE,TILLITE,

6-letter words (36 found)

AIGLET,ALLEGE,EAGLET,ELEGIT,GALLET,GAMETE,GELATE,GELATI,GILLET,GILLIE,GIMLET,ILLITE,LEGATE,LEGLET,LIGATE,LIMAIL,LITTLE,MALLEE,MALLEI,MALLET,MATTIE,MEALIE,METAGE,METATE,METTLE,MIELIE,MILAGE,MILLET,MILLIE,TAIGLE,TAILLE,TALLET,TALLIT,TEAGLE,TELEGA,TELIAL,

5-letter words (41 found)

AGILE,AGLEE,AGLET,ALLEE,ATIGI,ATILT,EAGLE,ELATE,ELEMI,ELITE,EMAIL,ETAGE,ETTLE,GAITT,GEMEL,GILET,GIMEL,GLEAM,GLEET,GLIAL,GLIME,ILEAL,ILIAL,IMAGE,LATTE,LEGAL,LEGIT,LEMEL,LIEGE,LIMIT,LITAI,MAILE,MAILL,MATTE,METAL,MILIA,MILLE,TATIE,TELAE,TELIA,TITLE,

4-letter words (96 found)

AGEE,ALEE,ALIT,ALME,AMIE,EALE,EGAL,EGMA,EMIT,ETAT,GAIT,GALE,GALL,GAME,GATE,GEAL,GEAT,GEIT,GELT,GETA,GILA,GILL,GILT,GITE,GLAM,GLEE,GLEI,GLIA,GLIM,GLIT,ILEA,ILIA,ITEM,LAME,LATE,LATI,LEAL,LEAM,LEAT,LEET,LEME,LILT,LIMA,LIME,LITE,MAGE,MAGI,MAIL,MALE,MALI,MALL,MALT,MATE,MATT,MEAL,MEAT,MEET,MEGA,MELA,MELL,MELT,META,METE,MILE,MILL,MILT,MITE,MITT,TAEL,TAIG,TAIL,TAIT,TALE,TALI,TALL,TAME,TATE,TEAL,TEAM,TEAT,TEEL,TEEM,TEIL,TELA,TELE,TELL,TELT,TEME,TETE,TIGE,TILE,TILL,TILT,TIME,TITE,TITI,

3-letter words (65 found)

AGE,AIL,AIM,AIT,ALE,ALL,ALT,AME,AMI,ATE,ATT,EAT,EEL,ELL,ELM,ELT,EME,ETA,GAE,GAL,GAM,GAT,GEE,GEL,GEM,GET,GIE,GIT,ILL,ITA,LAG,LAM,LAT,LEA,LEE,LEG,LEI,LET,LIE,LIG,LIT,MAE,MAG,MAL,MAT,MEE,MEG,MEL,MET,MIG,MIL,TAE,TAG,TAI,TAM,TAT,TEA,TEE,TEG,TEL,TET,TIE,TIG,TIL,TIT,

2-letter words (21 found)

AE,AG,AI,AL,AM,AT,EA,EE,EL,EM,ET,GI,IT,LA,LI,MA,ME,MI,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 285 words from illegitimate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of illegitimate

illegitimate

Etymology

Based on Latin illegitimus; equivalent to il- +‎ legitimate.

Pronunciation

  • (adjective, noun)
    • IPA(key): /ɪlɪˈd͡ʒɪtɪmət/
    • (General American) IPA(key): [ɪlɨˈd͡ʒɪɾəmɨt]
    • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɘlɘˈdʒɘtɘmɘt/
  • (verb)
    • IPA(key): /ɪlɪˈd͡ʒɪtɪmeɪt/
    • (General American) IPA(key): [ɪlɨˈd͡ʒɪɾəmeɪt]
    • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɘlɘˈdʒɘtɘmeɪt/

Adjective

illegitimate (comparative more illegitimate, superlative most illegitimate)

  1. Not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards.
    Synonym: invalid
    Antonym: valid
  2. Not in accordance with the law.
    Synonyms: illegal, illicit, unlawful
    Antonym: legal
  3. Not sanctioned by marriage.
    1. Born to unmarried parents.
      Synonyms: natural; see also Thesaurus:illegitimate
    2. (dated) Having a child or children with a person to whom one is not married.
  4. Not correctly deduced.
    Synonyms: illogical, invalid
    Antonyms: logical, valid
  5. Not authorized by good usage; not genuine.
    Synonym: spurious
    an illegitimate word
  6. (botany) Involving the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers.
    illegitimate union; illegitimate fertilization

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:illegitimate

Antonyms

  • legitimate

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Further reading

  • illegitimate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

illegitimate (plural illegitimates)

  1. A person born to unmarried parents.
    Synonyms: natural child, lovechild, bastard

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Verb

illegitimate (third-person singular simple present illegitimates, present participle illegitimating, simple past and past participle illegitimated)

  1. (transitive) To make illegitimate.

Source: wiktionary.org