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Is quagmire a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word quagmire is a Scrabble US word. The word quagmire is worth 20 points in Scrabble:

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Is quagmire a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word quagmire is a Scrabble UK word and has 20 points:

Q10U1A1G2M3I1R1E1

Is quagmire a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word quagmire is a Words With Friends word. The word quagmire is worth 23 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

Q10U2A1G3M4I1R1E1

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8-letter words (1 found)

QUAGMIRE,

7-letter words (1 found)

GAUMIER,

6-letter words (10 found)

GAMIER,GURAMI,IMAGER,MAIGRE,MARQUE,MAUGER,MAUGRE,MIRAGE,MURAGE,UREMIA,

5-letter words (23 found)

AIMER,ARGUE,AUGER,AUREI,GAMER,GARUM,GRAME,GRIME,GRUME,IMAGE,MAIRE,MAQUI,MARGE,MAURI,QUAIR,QUARE,QUIRE,RAMIE,REGMA,RIMAE,RUGAE,UMIAQ,URAEI,

4-letter words (51 found)

AGER,AGUE,AMIE,AMIR,AREG,ARUM,EGMA,EMIR,GAIR,GAME,GARE,GARI,GAUM,GAUR,GEAR,GERM,GEUM,GRAM,GRIM,GRUE,GRUM,GUAR,IURE,MAGE,MAGI,MAIR,MARE,MARG,MEGA,MERI,MIRE,MUIR,MURA,MURE,QUAG,QUAI,QUIM,RAGE,RAGI,RAGU,RAMI,REAM,RIEM,RIMA,RIME,RIMU,RUGA,RUME,UMRA,UREA,URGE,

3-letter words (49 found)

AGE,AIM,AIR,AME,AMI,AMU,ARE,ARM,AUE,EAR,EAU,EMU,ERA,ERG,ERM,GAE,GAM,GAR,GAU,GEM,GER,GIE,GUE,GUM,GUR,IRE,MAE,MAG,MAR,MEG,MEU,MIG,MIR,MUG,QUA,RAG,RAI,RAM,REG,REI,REM,RIA,RIG,RIM,RUE,RUG,RUM,UME,URE,

2-letter words (19 found)

AE,AG,AI,AM,AR,EA,EM,ER,GI,GU,MA,ME,MI,MU,QI,RE,UG,UM,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 155 words from quagmire according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of quagmire

quagmire

English

Etymology

Recorded since 1579, from quag +‎ mire. The sense “perilous, mixed up and troubled situation” has been recorded since 1775.

Alternatively, the word may apparently be a variation of the earlier quakemire, from quake + mire.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkwæɡ.maɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈkwɒɡ.maɪə(ɹ)/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkwæɡ.maɪɹ/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkwæɡ.mɑɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈkwɔɡ.mɑɪə(ɹ)/
  • Hyphenation: quag‧mire

Noun

quagmire (plural quagmires)

  1. A swampy, soggy area of ground.
    Synonyms: marsh, marshland, mire, quag
  2. (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
    Synonyms: predicament; see also Thesaurus:difficult situation

Translations

Verb

quagmire (third-person singular simple present quagmires, present participle quagmiring, simple past and past participle quagmired)

  1. (transitive) To embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or difficulty.

References

  • “quagmire”, in OneLook Dictionary Search..

Source: wiktionary.org