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Is wigan a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word wigan is a Scrabble US word. The word wigan is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is wigan a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word wigan is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is wigan a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word wigan is a Words With Friends word. The word wigan is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

AWING,WIGAN,

4-letter words (7 found)

AGIN,GAIN,GNAW,NGAI,WAIN,WANG,WING,

3-letter words (14 found)

AIN,ANI,AWN,GAN,GAW,GIN,ING,NAG,NAW,WAG,WAI,WAN,WIG,WIN,

2-letter words (7 found)

AG,AI,AN,AW,GI,IN,NA,

You can make 30 words from wigan according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of wigan

wigan iwgan wgian gwian igwan giwan wiagn iwagn waign awign iawgn aiwgn wgain gwain wagin awgin gawin agwin igawn giawn iagwn aigwn gaiwn agiwn wigna iwgna wgina gwina igwna giwna winga iwnga wniga nwiga inwga niwga wgnia gwnia wngia nwgia gnwia ngwia ignwa ginwa ingwa nigwa gniwa ngiwa wiang iwang waing awing iawng aiwng winag iwnag wniag nwiag inwag niwag wanig awnig wnaig nwaig anwig nawig ianwg ainwg inawg niawg aniwg naiwg wgani gwani wagni awgni gawni agwni wgnai gwnai wngai nwgai gnwai ngwai wangi awngi wnagi nwagi anwgi nawgi ganwi agnwi gnawi ngawi angwi nagwi iganw gianw iagnw aignw gainw aginw ignaw ginaw ingaw nigaw gniaw ngiaw iangw aingw inagw niagw anigw naigw ganiw agniw gnaiw ngaiw angiw nagiw

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Definitions and meaning of wigan

wigan

Etymology

From Wigan (“town in Greater Manchester”).

Noun

wigan (countable and uncountable, plural wigans)

  1. A canvas-like cotton fabric, often coated with latex rubber, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers, dresses, etc.

Anagrams

  • Awngi, awing

Gothic

Romanization

wigan

  1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wīgan, from Proto-Germanic *wiganą. Cognate with Old High German wīgan, Old Norse vega.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.ɡɑn/, [ˈwiː.ɣɑn]

Verb

wīgan

  1. to fight, make war, do battle

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • oferwīgan (“to overcome in battle, conquer”)
  • wīgend (“soldier, warrior”)
  • wigian (“to fight”)

Related terms

  • wīg (“fight, battle, war, strife”)
  • wiga (“a fighter, warrior; a man ennobled by his doggedness”)

References

  • Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wīgan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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