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Is linguistics a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word linguistics is a Scrabble US word. The word linguistics is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is linguistics a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word linguistics is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Is linguistics a Words With Friends word?

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

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11-letter words (1 found)

LINGUISTICS,

10-letter words (1 found)

LINGUISTIC,

9-letter words (2 found)

LINGUISTS,UTILISING,

8-letter words (11 found)

LIGNITIC,LINGUIST,LISTINGS,SCUNGILI,SINGULTS,SINUITIS,SLICINGS,SLUICING,SUITINGS,TISSUING,TUSSLING,

7-letter words (19 found)

CISSING,CUSSING,INSTILS,INSULTS,ISSUING,LINCTUS,LISTING,LUSTING,LUTINGS,NISGULS,SCUSING,SILTING,SINGULT,SISTING,SITINGS,SLICING,STILING,SUITING,TILINGS,

6-letter words (40 found)

CISTUS,CITING,CLINGS,CLINTS,CLUING,CUNITS,CUTINS,GIUSTS,GLINTS,GUILTS,GUSLIS,ICINGS,INCULT,INCUTS,INSIST,INSTIL,INSULT,ISLING,LITING,LUNGIS,LUTING,NISGUL,SIGILS,SILING,SITING,SLINGS,SLUING,SLUITS,STINGS,SUINGS,SUINTS,SUNLIT,SUSING,TICING,TIGLIC,TILING,TULSIS,TUNICS,ULITIS,UNGILT,

5-letter words (73 found)

CISTS,CLING,CLINT,CLITS,CLUNG,CUING,CUITS,CULTI,CULTS,CUNIT,CUNTS,CUTIN,CUTIS,GILTS,GISTS,GIUST,GLINT,GLITS,GLUTS,GUILT,GUSLI,GUSTS,ICING,ICTUS,IGLUS,INCUS,INCUT,INTIL,INTIS,INUST,LICIT,LINGS,LINTS,LISTS,LUNGI,LUNGS,LUNTS,LUSTS,NISUS,SCUGS,SCULS,SCUTS,SIGIL,SIGNS,SILTS,SINGS,SINUS,SITUS,SLING,SLITS,SLUGS,SLUIT,SLUNG,SLUTS,SNIGS,SNITS,SNUGS,STING,STUNG,STUNS,SUING,SUINT,SUITS,SULCI,SUNIS,TINGS,TULSI,TUNGS,TUNIC,UNITS,UNLIT,UNTIL,USING,

4-letter words (78 found)

CIGS,CIST,CITS,CLIT,CUIT,CULT,CUNT,CUSS,CUTS,GILT,GINS,GIST,GITS,GLIT,GLUT,GNUS,GULS,GUNS,GUST,GUTS,IGLU,INGS,INTI,ISIT,LIGS,LING,LINS,LINT,LIST,LITS,LITU,LUGS,LUIT,LUNG,LUNS,LUNT,LUST,NILS,NISI,NITS,NUGS,NUTS,SCUG,SCUL,SCUT,SICS,SIGN,SIGS,SILT,SING,SINS,SIST,SITS,SLIT,SLUG,SLUT,SNIG,SNIT,SNUG,STUN,SUGS,SUIT,SUNG,SUNI,SUNS,TICS,TIGS,TILS,TING,TINS,TUGS,TUIS,TUNG,TUNS,UNCI,UNIS,UNIT,UTIS,

3-letter words (48 found)

CIG,CIS,CIT,CUT,GIN,GIS,GIT,GNU,GUL,GUN,GUS,GUT,ING,INS,ITS,LIG,LIN,LIS,LIT,LUG,LUN,NIL,NIS,NIT,NUG,NUS,NUT,SIC,SIG,SIN,SIS,SIT,SUG,SUI,SUN,SUS,TIC,TIG,TIL,TIN,TIS,TUG,TUI,TUN,UGS,UNI,UNS,UTS,

2-letter words (14 found)

GI,GU,IN,IS,IT,LI,NU,SI,ST,TI,UG,UN,US,UT,

You can make 287 words from linguistics according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of linguistics

linguistics

Etymology

From linguist +‎ -ics, akin to linguistic and Latin linguisticus, coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1837 from German Linguistik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
  • (US, pre-/ŋ/ tensing) IPA(key): /liŋˈɡwɪstɪks/

Noun

linguistics (uncountable)

  1. The systematic and scholarly study of language.
    Hyponym: applied linguistics

Usage notes

Modern linguistics does not include learning a new language, rhetoric, speech writing, comparative philology, or other language-related disciplines that were prevalent before the 20th century.

Synonyms

  • glossology, glottology
  • linguistry
  • speechlore
  • wordlore

Meronyms

  • See also Thesaurus:linguistics

Derived terms

Related terms

  • linguist
  • linguistic

Translations

See also

  • diction
  • epigraphy
  • grammar
  • morphology
  • philology
  • phonetics
  • phonology
  • pragmatics
  • semantics
  • syntax

Anagrams

  • linguicists

Source: wiktionary.org