LIGATURE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LIGATURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIGATURE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIGATURE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIGATURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIGATURE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIGATURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIGATURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LIGATURE
- All 8 letters of LIGATURE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LIGATURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Anything used to bind or tie, such as a cord or thread, or a character made of joined letters.
Ligature has several fields of use. A surgeon may tie a blood vessel with a ligature, a printer may use one to join two letters into a single shape, and a musician may speak of a slur or tie. All share the idea of linking things together.
How LIGATURE is used
Ligature is common in printing, music and surgery, each field giving it a distinct sense.
- The surgeon tied a ligature around the vessel.
- In this typeface the letters f and i form a ligature.
- A ligature over the two notes tells the singer to connect them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIGATURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIGATURE
2 longer words begin with LIGATURE.
Shorter words from the letters in LIGATURE
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Common questions about LIGATURE
- Is LIGATURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIGATURE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIGATURE worth?
- LIGATURE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIGATURE mean?
- Anything used to bind or tie, such as a cord or thread, or a character made of joined letters.
- What letters can be added to LIGATURE?
- LIGATURE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIGATURE:
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