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What does rigger mean? Is rigger a Scrabble word?

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Is rigger a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rigger is a Scrabble US word. The word rigger is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is rigger a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rigger is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

R1I1G2G2E1R1

Is rigger a Words With Friends word?

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

R1I1G3G3E1R1

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6-letter words (1 found)

RIGGER,

5-letter words (1 found)

RERIG,

4-letter words (3 found)

GIRR,GRIG,RIGG,

3-letter words (12 found)

EGG,ERG,ERR,GER,GIE,GIG,GRR,IGG,IRE,REG,REI,RIG,

2-letter words (3 found)

ER,GI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 21 words from rigger according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rigger

rigger

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪɡɚ/
  • Homophones: rigor, rigour
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From rig +‎ -er.

Noun

rigger (plural riggers)

  1. One who rigs or dresses; as:
    1. One whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system.
    2. One whose occupation is to lift and move large and heavy objects (such as industrial machinery) with the help of cables, hoists, and other equipment.
    3. (animation) One whose occupation is to outfit a computer model with controls for animation.
  2. One who rigs or manipulates (an election, etc).
  3. A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
  4. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.
  5. (New Zealand) A plastic bottle of beer, typically between 1 L to 2.5 L volume.
  6. A long, slender, pointed sable paintbrush for making fine lines, etc.; said to be so called from its use for drawing the lines of the rigging of ships.
  7. (BDSM) A person who applies functional or artistic rope bondage to another person's body.
Coordinate terms
  • (BDSM): rope bunny
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Etymology 2

Abbreviation

Noun

rigger (plural riggers)

  1. (paraskiing) Ellipsis of outrigger.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

rigger m

  1. indefinite plural of rigg

Verb

rigger

  1. present of rigge

Source: wiktionary.org