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Is ligature a Scrabble word?

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

L1I1G2A1T1U1R1E1

Is ligature a Scrabble UK word?

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

L1I1G2A1T1U1R1E1

Is ligature a Words With Friends word?

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

L2I1G3A1T1U2R1E1

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8-letter words (1 found)

LIGATURE,

7-letter words (5 found)

GAULTER,GLUTAEI,TEGULAR,TRAGULE,URALITE,

6-letter words (32 found)

AGILER,AIGLET,AIGRET,ARGULI,ARGUTE,AUGITE,GAITER,GELATI,GLAIRE,GLUIER,GLUTEI,GRAILE,GUILER,GUITAR,GURLET,LIGATE,LIGURE,REGILT,REGULA,REGULI,RETAIL,RETIAL,RITUAL,RUGATE,RUTILE,TAIGLE,TAILER,TEGULA,TERGAL,TIRAGE,TRIAGE,UGLIER,

5-letter words (74 found)

AGILE,AGLET,AGUTI,ALERT,ALTER,ALURE,ARGIL,ARGLE,ARGUE,ARIEL,ARTEL,AUGER,AUREI,GALUT,GATER,GAULT,GILET,GLAIR,GLARE,GLAUR,GLUER,GLUTE,GRAIL,GRATE,GREAT,GRUEL,GUILE,GUILT,GULAR,GULET,IRATE,LAGER,LARGE,LATER,LEGIT,LIART,LIGER,LITER,LITRE,LUGER,LURGI,LUTEA,LUTER,RAILE,RATEL,REGAL,RELIT,RETAG,RETIA,RUGAE,RUGAL,TALER,TARGE,TEGUA,TELIA,TERAI,TERGA,TIGER,TILER,TRAGI,TRAIL,TRIAL,TUGRA,TUILE,UGALI,ULTRA,URAEI,URALI,URATE,UREAL,URIAL,URITE,UTERI,UTILE,

4-letter words (109 found)

AGER,AGLU,AGUE,AIRT,AITU,ALIT,AREG,ARET,ARIL,ARLE,ARTI,EARL,EGAL,ETUI,GAIR,GAIT,GALE,GARE,GARI,GART,GATE,GAUR,GEAL,GEAR,GEAT,GEIT,GELT,GERT,GETA,GILA,GILT,GIRL,GIRT,GITE,GLEI,GLIA,GLIT,GLUE,GLUT,GRAT,GRIT,GRUE,GUAR,GULA,GULE,GURL,IGLU,ILEA,IURE,LAER,LAIR,LARE,LARI,LATE,LATI,LATU,LEAR,LEAT,LEIR,LIAR,LIER,LIEU,LIRA,LIRE,LITE,LITU,LUGE,LUIT,LURE,LUTE,RAGE,RAGI,RAGU,RAIL,RAIT,RALE,RATE,RATU,REAL,RIAL,RIEL,RILE,RITE,RUGA,RULE,TAEL,TAIG,TAIL,TALE,TALI,TARE,TEAL,TEAR,TEGU,TEIL,TELA,TIAR,TIER,TIGE,TILE,TIRE,TIRL,TRIE,TRIG,TRUE,TRUG,TULE,UREA,URGE,

3-letter words (76 found)

AGE,AIL,AIR,AIT,ALE,ALT,ALU,ARE,ART,ATE,AUE,EAR,EAT,EAU,ELT,ERA,ERG,ETA,GAE,GAL,GAR,GAT,GAU,GEL,GER,GET,GIE,GIT,GUE,GUL,GUR,GUT,IRE,ITA,LAG,LAR,LAT,LEA,LEG,LEI,LET,LEU,LIE,LIG,LIT,LUG,LUR,RAG,RAI,RAT,REG,REI,RET,RIA,RIG,RIT,RUE,RUG,RUT,TAE,TAG,TAI,TAR,TAU,TEA,TEG,TEL,TIE,TIG,TIL,TUG,TUI,ULE,URE,UTA,UTE,

2-letter words (22 found)

AE,AG,AI,AL,AR,AT,EA,EL,ER,ET,GI,GU,IT,LA,LI,RE,TA,TE,TI,UG,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 320 words from ligature according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ligature

ligature

Etymology

From Middle English ligature, from Middle French ligature, from Late Latin ligātūra, from Latin ligātus, past participle of ligāre (“to tie, bind”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɪɡət͡ʃɚ/

Noun

ligature (countable and uncountable, plural ligatures)

  1. (uncountable) The act of tying or binding something.
  2. (countable) A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct.
  3. A thread or wire used to remove tumours, etc.
  4. The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness.
    the ligature of a joint
  5. (countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ij; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature.
    Meronym: ligand
  6. (countable, music) A group of notes played as a phrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase.
  7. (music) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
  8. (countable) A piece used to hold a reed to the mouthpiece on woodwind instruments.
  9. Impotence caused by magic or charms.

Derived terms

  • ligature point

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Translations

Verb

ligature (third-person singular simple present ligatures, present participle ligaturing, simple past and past participle ligatured)

  1. (surgery) To ligate; to tie.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French ligature, from Late Latin ligātūra, from Latin ligātus, past participle of ligō (“tie, bind”). Compare the popular Old French liüre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.ɡa.tyʁ/

Noun

ligature f (plural ligatures)

  1. a tie; the action of tying
  2. a binding, notably in horticulture
  3. ligature; a character that combines multiple letters; logotype

Derived terms

  • ligaturer

Related terms

  • lier

Further reading

  • “ligature”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • lugerait
  • régulait

Latin

Participle

ligātūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of ligātūrus

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ligature, itself borrowed from Late Latin ligātūra. Doublet of lyoure.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈɡaːtiu̯r(ə)/

Noun

ligature (plural ligatures)

  1. bandage, dressing
  2. (rare) ligament

Descendants

  • English: ligature

References

  • “ligātūre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Source: wiktionary.org