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Is malign a Scrabble word?

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

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Is malign a Scrabble UK word?

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

M3A1L1I1G2N1

Is malign a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word malign is a Words With Friends word. The word malign is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (3 found)

LAMING,LINGAM,MALIGN,

5-letter words (7 found)

ALGIN,ALIGN,GAMIN,LIANG,LIGAN,LIMAN,LINGA,

4-letter words (23 found)

AGIN,AMIN,ANIL,GAIN,GILA,GLAM,GLIA,GLIM,LAIN,LANG,LIMA,LIMN,LING,MAGI,MAIL,MAIN,MALI,MANG,MANI,MINA,MING,NAIL,NGAI,

3-letter words (24 found)

AIL,AIM,AIN,AMI,ANI,GAL,GAM,GAN,GIN,ING,LAG,LAM,LIG,LIN,MAG,MAL,MAN,MIG,MIL,MNA,NAG,NAM,NIL,NIM,

2-letter words (12 found)

AG,AI,AL,AM,AN,GI,IN,LA,LI,MA,MI,NA,

You can make 69 words from malign according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of malign

malign

Etymology

From Middle English maligne, from Old French maligne, from Latin malignus, from malus (“bad”) + genus (“sort, kind”). Compare benign.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mə-līn', IPA(key): /məˈlaɪn/
  • Rhymes: -aɪn

Adjective

malign (comparative more malign, superlative most malign)

  1. Evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.
  2. Malevolent.
  3. (oncology) Malignant.

Antonyms

  • benign

Related terms

  • malignant

Translations

Verb

malign (third-person singular simple present maligns, present participle maligning, simple past and past participle maligned)

  1. (transitive) To make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:defame

Translations

Anagrams

  • Gilman, laming, lingam

Middle English

Adjective

malign

  1. Alternative form of maligne

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin malignus.

Adjective

malign (masculine and feminine malign, neuter malignt, definite singular and plural maligne)

  1. (medicine) malignant

References

  • “malign” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “malign” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin malignus.

Adjective

malign (neuter malignt, definite singular and plural maligne)

  1. (medicine) malignant

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • malin — dated

Adjective

malign m or n (feminine singular malignă, masculine plural maligni, feminine and neuter plural maligne)

  1. (medicine) malign
    Antonym: benign
  2. (rare, dated) evil
    Synonym: răutăcios

Declension

Swedish

Adjective

malign (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) malignant
    Synonym: elakartad
    Antonyms: benign, godartad

Declension

References

  • malign in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • malign in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • malign in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org