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Is sigma a Scrabble word?

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

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Is sigma a Scrabble UK word?

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

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5-letter words (2 found)

AGISM,SIGMA,

4-letter words (9 found)

AIMS,AMIS,GAMS,GISM,MAGI,MAGS,MIGS,SAIM,SIMA,

3-letter words (18 found)

AGS,AIM,AIS,AMI,GAM,GAS,GIS,ISM,MAG,MAS,MIG,MIS,SAG,SAI,SAM,SIG,SIM,SMA,

2-letter words (9 found)

AG,AI,AM,AS,GI,IS,MA,MI,SI,

You can make 38 words from sigma according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of sigma

sigma isgma sgima gsima igsma gisma simga ismga smiga msiga imsga misga sgmia gsmia smgia msgia gmsia mgsia igmsa gimsa imgsa migsa gmisa mgisa sigam isgam sgiam gsiam igsam gisam siagm isagm saigm asigm iasgm aisgm sgaim gsaim sagim asgim gasim agsim igasm giasm iagsm aigsm gaism agism simag ismag smiag msiag imsag misag siamg isamg saimg asimg iasmg aismg smaig msaig samig asmig masig amsig imasg miasg iamsg aimsg maisg amisg sgmai gsmai smgai msgai gmsai mgsai sgami gsami sagmi asgmi gasmi agsmi smagi msagi samgi asmgi masgi amsgi gmasi mgasi gamsi agmsi magsi amgsi igmas gimas imgas migas gmias mgias igams giams iagms aigms gaims agims imags miags iamgs aimgs maigs amigs gmais mgais gamis agmis magis amgis

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Definitions and meaning of sigma

sigma

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma), σίγμα (sígma), probably from the root sig- as seen in σίζω (sízō) (< sig-yo "to hiss") + -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡmə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡmə

Noun

sigma (plural sigmas or sigmata)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets, the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.
    • "Herodotus: On The Customs of the Persians", I.139:
  2. (mathematics) The symbol Σ, used to indicate summation of a set or series.
  3. (statistics) The symbol σ, used to indicate one standard deviation from the mean, particularly in a normal distribution.
    • 2011, Paul Rincon, (bbc.co.uk) LHC: Higgs boson 'may have been glimpsed'
      None of the spikes seen by the experiments is at much more than the "two sigma" level of certainty.
      A level of "five sigma" is required to claim a discovery, meaning there is less than a one in a million chance the data spike is down to a statistical fluke.
  4. Clipping of sigma male.

Derived terms

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • Magis., agism, migas

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sigma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsiɡ.mə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈsiɡ.ma]

Noun

sigma f (plural sigmes)

  1. Sigma; the Greek letter Σ (lowercase σ or ς)
  2. (anatomy) sigmoid colon

Derived terms

  • sigmàtic
  • sigmatisme

Related terms

  • sigmoide

Further reading

  • “sigma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Czech

Noun

sigma n or f

  1. sigma

Declension

when feminine:

Indeclinable when neuter.

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪx.maː/
  • Hyphenation: sig‧ma

Noun

sigma f (plural sigma's, diminutive sigmaatje n)

  1. sigma (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • sigma on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl

Finnish

Etymology

< Ancient Greek σίγμα (sígma)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiɡmɑ/, [ˈs̠iɡmɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɡmɑ
  • Syllabification(key): sig‧ma

Noun

sigma

  1. sigma (Greek letter)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • sigma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siɡ.ma/

Noun

sigma m (plural sigma)

  1. sigma (Greek letter)

Further reading

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

Icelandic

Noun

sigma f (genitive singular sigmu, nominative plural sigmur)

  1. sigma (Greek letter)

Declension

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma), σίγμα (sígma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiɡ.ma/
  • Rhymes: -iɡma
  • Hyphenation: sìg‧ma

Noun

sigma m or f (invariable)

  1. sigma, specifically:
    1. the name of the Greek-script letter Σ/σ, ς
    2. (mathematics) the symbol Σ, used to indicate summation of a set or series
    3. (statistics) the symbol σ, used to indicate one standard deviation from the mean, specifically in a normal distribution

Derived terms

  • sigmatismo/sigmacismo

Noun

sigma m (invariable)

  1. (anatomy) sigmoid colon

Anagrams

  • sgami

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma), from Phoenician 𐤔 (š‬ /⁠šīn⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiɡ.ma/
  • Rhymes: -iɡma
  • Syllabification: sig‧ma

Noun

sigma f

  1. sigma (Greek letter Σ, σ/ς)
  2. (mathematics) sigma (symbol Σ, used to indicate summation of a set or series)

Declension

Further reading

  • sigma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

sigma m (plural sigmas)

  1. sigma (name of the Greek letter Σ, σ)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma) or French sigma.

Noun

sigma m (plural sigma)

  1. sigma (Greek letter)

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiɡma/ [ˈsiɣ̞.ma]
  • Rhymes: -iɡma
  • Syllabification: sig‧ma

Noun

sigma f (plural sigmas)

  1. sigma; the Greek letter Σ, σ

Further reading

  • “sigma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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