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Is ligula a Scrabble word?

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

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Is ligula a Scrabble UK word?

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

L1I1G2U1L1A1

Is ligula a Words With Friends word?

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

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6-letter words (1 found)

LIGULA,

5-letter words (2 found)

GLIAL,UGALI,

4-letter words (8 found)

AGLU,GALL,GILA,GILL,GLIA,GULA,GULL,IGLU,

3-letter words (10 found)

AIL,ALL,ALU,GAL,GAU,GUL,ILL,LAG,LIG,LUG,

2-letter words (8 found)

AG,AI,AL,GI,GU,LA,LI,UG,

You can make 29 words from ligula according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ligula

ligula

Etymology

From Latin ligula (“strap, spoon”), a variant of lingula (“small tongue-shaped object”), itself partly derived from lingō (“lick”) and partly a diminutive of lingua (“tongue”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪɡ.jʊ.lə/

Noun

ligula (plural ligulas or ligulae)

  1. A strap or strap-shaped object, especially such a development in plants or insects.

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Latin

Noun

ligula

  1. Alternative form of lingula (“tongue or tongue-shaped thing”)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

  • → Catalan: lígula
  • → English: ligula, ligule
  • → French: ligule
  • Spanish: legra

References

  • “ligula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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