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Is rigmarole a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rigmarole is a Scrabble US word. The word rigmarole is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is rigmarole a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rigmarole is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Yes. The word rigmarole is a Words With Friends word. The word rigmarole is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

RIGMAROLE,

8-letter words (1 found)

ARMIGERO,

7-letter words (13 found)

ARMIGER,ARMOIRE,GLARIER,GLOMERA,GOMERAL,GOMERIL,GORMIER,GREMIAL,LAMIGER,LARMIER,LOAMIER,LORIMER,MARLIER,

6-letter words (32 found)

AGILER,GALORE,GAMIER,GAOLER,GLAIRE,GLAMOR,GLIOMA,GLOIRE,GLORIA,GOALIE,GORIER,GRAILE,IMAGER,IRREAL,LARGER,LOGIER,MAIGRE,MAILER,MALGRE,MARERO,MILAGE,MIRAGE,MOILER,MORALE,OARIER,RAILER,REMAIL,REMORA,RERAIL,ROAMER,ROARIE,ROMAGE,

5-letter words (85 found)

AGILE,AIMER,AIRER,ALGOR,AMIGO,AMOLE,ARGIL,ARGLE,ARGOL,ARIEL,ARMER,ARMIL,ARMOR,EMAIL,GAMER,GARRE,GIMEL,GLAIR,GLARE,GLEAM,GLIME,GLOAM,GOIER,GOLEM,GOMER,GORAL,GRAIL,GRAME,GRIME,GROMA,IMAGE,IMAGO,LAGER,LAMER,LARGE,LARGO,LIGER,LOGIA,LOGIE,MAERL,MAILE,MAIRE,MARGE,MARLE,MAROR,MARRI,MERIL,MILER,MILOR,MOILE,MOIRA,MOIRE,MOLAR,MORAE,MORAL,MOREL,MORIA,MORRA,OGLER,OILER,OMEGA,ORGIA,ORIEL,ORMER,RAGER,RAILE,RAMIE,REALM,REALO,REARM,REGAL,REGAR,REGMA,REOIL,REORG,RERIG,RIGOL,RIGOR,RIMAE,RIMER,ROGER,ROLAG,ROMAL,RORAL,RORIE,

4-letter words (123 found)

AERO,AGER,AGIO,AGRO,ALME,ALOE,AMIE,AMIR,AREG,ARIL,ARLE,EARL,EGAL,EGMA,EMIR,EORL,ERGO,GAIR,GALE,GAME,GAOL,GARE,GARI,GEAL,GEAR,GERM,GILA,GIRL,GIRO,GIRR,GLAM,GLEI,GLIA,GLIM,GLOM,GOAL,GOEL,GOER,GOLE,GORA,GORE,GORI,GORM,GRAM,GRIM,GRRL,ILEA,LAER,LAIR,LAME,LARE,LARI,LEAM,LEAR,LEIR,LIAR,LIER,LIMA,LIME,LIMO,LIRA,LIRE,LOAM,LOGE,LOIR,LOMA,LOME,LORE,MAGE,MAGI,MAIL,MAIR,MALE,MALI,MARE,MARG,MARL,MEAL,MEGA,MELA,MERI,MERL,MILE,MILO,MIRE,MIRO,MOAI,MOER,MOIL,MOLA,MOLE,MORA,MORE,OGAM,OGLE,OGRE,OLEA,OMER,ORAL,ORLE,ORRA,RAGE,RAGI,RAIL,RALE,RAMI,RARE,REAL,REAM,REAR,REGO,RIAL,RIEL,RIEM,RILE,RIMA,RIME,ROAM,ROAR,ROIL,ROLE,ROMA,RORE,

3-letter words (78 found)

AGE,AGO,AIL,AIM,AIR,ALE,AME,AMI,ARE,ARM,EAR,EGO,ELM,EMO,ERA,ERG,ERM,ERR,GAE,GAL,GAM,GAR,GEL,GEM,GEO,GER,GIE,GIO,GOA,GOE,GOR,GRR,IRE,LAG,LAM,LAR,LEA,LEG,LEI,LIE,LIG,LOG,LOR,MAE,MAG,MAL,MAR,MEG,MEL,MIG,MIL,MIR,MOA,MOE,MOG,MOI,MOL,MOR,OAR,OIL,OLE,OLM,OMA,ORA,ORE,ORG,RAG,RAI,RAM,REG,REI,REM,REO,RIA,RIG,RIM,ROE,ROM,

2-letter words (25 found)

AE,AG,AI,AL,AM,AR,EA,EL,EM,ER,GI,GO,IO,LA,LI,LO,MA,ME,MI,MO,OE,OI,OM,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 359 words from rigmarole according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rigmarole

rigmarole

Alternative forms

  • rigamarole

Etymology

From ragman roll (long list; catalogue).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪɡməɹəʊl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪɡməɹoʊl/

Noun

rigmarole (countable and uncountable, plural rigmaroles)

  1. A long and complicated procedure that seems tiresome or pointless; seemingly unnecessary hoops.
  2. Nonsense; confused and incoherent talk.
    • 1880, Rosina Bulwer Lytton, A Blighted Life, sxn 4:
      His reply did not even allude to the subject, but was a rigmarole about the weather; as if he had been writing to an idiot, who did not require a rational answer to any question they had asked.

Translations

Adjective

rigmarole

  1. Prolix; tedious.

Further reading

  • “rigmarole”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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