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Is linger a Scrabble word?

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

L1I1N1G2E1R1

Is linger a Scrabble UK word?

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

L1I1N1G2E1R1

Is linger a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word linger is a Words With Friends word. The word linger is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2I1N2G3E1R1

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6-letter words (3 found)

GIRNEL,LERING,LINGER,

5-letter words (9 found)

ERING,GREIN,INGLE,LIGER,LIGNE,LINER,NIGER,REIGN,RENIG,

4-letter words (20 found)

GIEN,GIRL,GIRN,GLEI,GLEN,GREN,GRIN,LEIR,LENG,LIEN,LIER,LINE,LING,LIRE,NIRL,REIN,RIEL,RILE,RINE,RING,

3-letter words (23 found)

ENG,ERG,ERN,GEL,GEN,GER,GIE,GIN,ING,IRE,LEG,LEI,LIE,LIG,LIN,NEG,NIE,NIL,REG,REI,REN,RIG,RIN,

2-letter words (8 found)

EL,EN,ER,GI,IN,LI,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 64 words from linger according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of linger

linger

Etymology

From Middle English lengeren, frequentative of lengen (“to stay, dwell, tarry”), from Old English lenġan (“to lengthen, delay, extend”), from Proto-West Germanic *langijan, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną (compare West Frisian lingje (“to linger”), Dutch lengen, German längen, Icelandic lengja (“to lengthen”)), related to the root of English long. Equivalent to linge or long +‎ -er (frequentative verb suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɪŋɡə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋɡə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: lin‧ger

Verb

linger (third-person singular simple present lingers, present participle lingering, simple past and past participle lingered)

  1. (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
    Synonyms: abide, loiter, tarry; see also Thesaurus:tarry
  2. (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
  3. (intransitive, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • Ringel, Ringle

French

Etymology

From linge +‎ -ier (with elision of -i- after palatal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛ̃.ʒe/

Noun

linger m (plural lingers, feminine lingère)

  1. linenkeeper

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • ligner

Source: wiktionary.org