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Is ranger a Scrabble word?

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

R1A1N1G2E1R1

Is ranger a Scrabble UK word?

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

R1A1N1G2E1R1

Is ranger a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ranger is a Words With Friends word. The word ranger is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1A1N2G3E1R1

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6-letter words (2 found)

GARNER,RANGER,

5-letter words (10 found)

ANGER,GARRE,GNARR,NARRE,RAGER,RANGE,REGAR,REGNA,RENGA,RERAN,

4-letter words (20 found)

AGEN,AGER,AREG,EARN,GAEN,GANE,GARE,GEAN,GEAR,GENA,GNAR,GRAN,GREN,NARE,NEAR,RAGE,RANG,RARE,REAN,REAR,

3-letter words (23 found)

AGE,ANE,ARE,EAN,EAR,ENG,ERA,ERG,ERN,ERR,GAE,GAN,GAR,GEN,GER,GRR,NAE,NAG,NEG,RAG,RAN,REG,REN,

2-letter words (10 found)

AE,AG,AN,AR,EA,EN,ER,NA,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 66 words from ranger according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ranger

ranger

Etymology

From range (verb) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)

Noun

ranger (plural rangers)

  1. One who ranges; a rover.
    1. A roving robber; one who seeks plunder.
  2. A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.
  3. (obsolete) That which separates or arranges; a sieve.
  4. A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
  5. (military) In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units.
  6. (literature, roleplaying games) A warrior character, often with wilderness and stealth skill, who typically travels the countryside.
  7. (roleplaying games) A character skilled in the use of ranged weapons.

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Translations

Verb

ranger (third-person singular simple present rangers, present participle rangering, simple past and past participle rangered)

  1. (rare, transitive) To work as a ranger.

Anagrams

  • Garner, Garren, Graner, garner

French

Etymology 1

From rang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.ʒe/

Verb

ranger

  1. to order, to arrange
  2. to put away, to put aside, to stack away, to stow
  3. (transitive) to park (a car)
  4. (reflexive, se ranger) to go along
Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written range- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Derived terms
  • bataille rangée
  • se ranger des bécanes
  • se ranger des voitures

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

From English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.d͡ʒœʁ/

Noun

ranger m or f (plural rangers)

  1. a ranger, one who looks after a region

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ranger

  1. imperative of rangere

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • rangir

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ran‧ger

Verb

ranger (first-person singular present ranjo, first-person singular preterite rangi, past participle rangido)

  1. (intransitive) to creak (to make a prolonged sharp squeaking sound)
    • 2012 (originally 2011), George R. R. Martin, Alexandre Martins (translator), Ruas Estranhas (originally Down these strange streets), Casa da Palavra, page 212:
  2. (transitive) to grind (one’s teeth)

Conjugation

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English ranger.

Noun

ranger m (plural rangeri)

  1. ranger

Declension


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