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Is ringworm a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ringworm is a Scrabble US word. The word ringworm is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

R1I1N1G2W4O1R1M3

Is ringworm a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ringworm is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

R1I1N1G2W4O1R1M3

Is ringworm a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ringworm is a Words With Friends word. The word ringworm is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1I1N2G3W4O1R1M4

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8-letter words (1 found)

RINGWORM,

7-letter words (1 found)

WORMING,

6-letter words (2 found)

MOWING,ROWING,

5-letter words (9 found)

GIRON,GROIN,GROWN,MINOR,OWING,RIGOR,WONGI,WRING,WRONG,

4-letter words (29 found)

GIRN,GIRO,GIRR,GNOW,GORI,GORM,GOWN,GRIM,GRIN,GROW,INGO,INRO,IRON,MING,MINO,MIRO,MONG,MORN,MOWN,NOIR,NORI,NORM,RING,ROIN,RONG,WING,WINO,WORM,WORN,

3-letter words (30 found)

GIN,GIO,GON,GOR,GRR,ING,ION,MIG,MIR,MOG,MOI,MON,MOR,MOW,NIM,NOG,NOM,NOR,NOW,ORG,OWN,RIG,RIM,RIN,ROM,ROW,WIG,WIN,WOG,WON,

2-letter words (13 found)

GI,GO,IN,IO,MI,MO,NO,OI,OM,ON,OR,OW,WO,

You can make 85 words from ringworm according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ringworm

ringworm

Etymology

From ring +‎ worm, being descriptive of what it looks like.

Pronunciation

Noun

ringworm (usually uncountable, plural ringworms)

  1. A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
    In superficial mycoses infection is localised to the skin, the hair, and the nails. An example is ringworm or tinea, an infection of the skin by a dermatophyte.

Synonyms

  • dermatophytosis, tinea

Hyponyms

  • athlete’s foot, barber’s itch, jock itch

Derived terms

  • beard ringworm
  • gray patch ringworm
  • honeycomb ringworm
  • scalp ringworm
  • sylvatic ringworm

Translations

See also

  • dermatomycosis

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of ring +‎ worm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪŋ.ʋɔrm/
  • Hyphenation: ring‧worm

Noun

ringworm m (plural ringwormen)

  1. annelid, worm of the phylum Annelida
  2. ringworm, infectious fungal disease

Source: wiktionary.org