Definition of ligatures

"ligatures" in the noun sense

1. ligature

music) a group of notes connected by a slur

2. ligature

character consisting of two or more letters combined into one

3. ligature

a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone

4. ligature

thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)

5. binder, ligature

something used to tie or bind

6. tying, ligature

the act of tying or binding things together

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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ligatures in Scrabble®

The word ligatures is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters ligatures:

LIGATURES
(99)
LIGATURES
(99)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

aiglets, aigrets, augites, estrual, gaiters, glister, gluiest, gristle, guitars, gustier, gutsier, largest, ligates, lustier, realist, retails, rituals, rutiles, saltier, saluter, slatier, stagier, triages, ugliest, uralite

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word ligatures

LIGATURES
(99)
LIGATURES
(99)
LIGATURES
(66)
LIGATURES
(66)
LIGATURES
(44)
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(13)
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(13)
LIGATURES
(13)
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(12)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In ligatures

LIGATURES
(99)
LIGATURES
(99)
GLUIEST
(82 = 32 + 50)
LARGEST
(82 = 32 + 50)
STAGIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
TRIAGES
(82 = 32 + 50)
GAITERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
LIGATES
(82 = 32 + 50)
GUTSIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
AUGITES
(82 = 32 + 50)
GLISTER
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRISTLE
(82 = 32 + 50)
AIGRETS
(82 = 32 + 50)
GUITARS
(82 = 32 + 50)
GUSTIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
UGLIEST
(82 = 32 + 50)
AIGLETS
(82 = 32 + 50)
GLUIEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
GRISTLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
GAITERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
AIGLETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
AIGRETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
STAGIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRIAGES
(80 = 30 + 50)
GUTSIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
STAGIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
AUGITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
LARGEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
LIGATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
GUITARS
(80 = 30 + 50)
GLISTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
GUSTIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
UGLIEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
LARGEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
RETAILS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SALTIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
LUSTIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
SALUTER
(78 = 28 + 50)
REALIST
(78 = 28 + 50)
RITUALS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SLATIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
URALITE
(78 = 28 + 50)
RUTILES
(78 = 28 + 50)
ESTRUAL
(78 = 28 + 50)
AIGRETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
STAGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUTSIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUTSIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUITARS
(77 = 27 + 50)
STAGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GAITERS
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUITARS
(77 = 27 + 50)
AIGRETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUITARS
(77 = 27 + 50)
AUGITES
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUITARS
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUTSIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUITARS
(77 = 27 + 50)
GAITERS
(77 = 27 + 50)
STAGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
AIGRETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
AIGLETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
AUGITES
(77 = 27 + 50)
UGLIEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
UGLIEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
LARGEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
LARGEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
LARGEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
LARGEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
UGLIEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
UGLIEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
UGLIEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
TRIAGES
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRISTLE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRISTLE
(77 = 27 + 50)
LARGEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUTSIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUTSIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
AUGITES
(77 = 27 + 50)
GAITERS
(77 = 27 + 50)
AUGITES
(77 = 27 + 50)
TRIAGES
(77 = 27 + 50)
UGLIEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
TRIAGES
(77 = 27 + 50)
TRIAGES
(77 = 27 + 50)
AUGITES
(77 = 27 + 50)
AUGITES
(77 = 27 + 50)
UGLIEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
TRIAGES
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRISTLE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUTSIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
AUGITES
(77 = 27 + 50)
TRIAGES
(77 = 27 + 50)
GAITERS
(77 = 27 + 50)
AIGRETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRISTLE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GLUIEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
GLISTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GLUIEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
GLISTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GLUIEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
GAITERS
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUTSIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
AIGLETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
GLISTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GAITERS
(77 = 27 + 50)
AIGRETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
LIGATES
(77 = 27 + 50)
STAGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GLUIEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUITARS
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUITARS
(77 = 27 + 50)
LIGATES
(77 = 27 + 50)
STAGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GLUIEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
GLISTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
AIGLETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
TRIAGES
(77 = 27 + 50)
GLISTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
LIGATES
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUSTIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUSTIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUSTIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
AIGRETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUSTIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUSTIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
LARGEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
AIGLETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUSTIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRISTLE
(77 = 27 + 50)
AIGLETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
AIGRETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
STAGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GLUIEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
LIGATES
(77 = 27 + 50)
GLISTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRISTLE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRISTLE
(77 = 27 + 50)
LIGATES
(77 = 27 + 50)
GLISTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GLUIEST
(77 = 27 + 50)
GUSTIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
LIGATES
(77 = 27 + 50)
AIGLETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
LIGATES
(77 = 27 + 50)
GAITERS
(77 = 27 + 50)
AIGLETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
LIGATES
(74 = 24 + 50)
AIGLETS
(74 = 24 + 50)
LUSTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
LIGATES
(74 = 24 + 50)
UGLIEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
LUSTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALUTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUTILES
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRIAGES
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALUTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUTILES
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALUTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUTILES
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALUTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUTILES
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALUTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUTILES
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUTILES
(74 = 24 + 50)
AIGRETS
(74 = 24 + 50)
LUSTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUTILES
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUTILES
(74 = 24 + 50)
AUGITES
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
AUGITES
(74 = 24 + 50)
AIGRETS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALUTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRIAGES
(74 = 24 + 50)
UGLIEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
GLUIEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
AIGLETS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALUTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALUTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
SLATIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
URALITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ESTRUAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETAILS
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETAILS
(74 = 24 + 50)
URALITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
URALITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ESTRUAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
GUITARS
(74 = 24 + 50)
STAGIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
URALITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
URALITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ESTRUAL
(74 = 24 + 50)

ligatures in Words With Friends™

The word ligatures is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters ligatures:

LIGATURES
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

aiglets, aigrets, augites, estrual, gaiters, glister, gluiest, gristle, guitars, gustier, gutsier, largest, ligates, lustier, realist, retails, rituals, rutiles, saltier, saluter, slatier, stagier, triages, ugliest, uralite

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word ligatures

LIGATURES
(171)
LIGATURES
(102)
LIGATURES
(90)
LIGATURES
(69)
LIGATURES
(63)
LIGATURES
(60)
LIGATURES
(57)
LIGATURES
(56)
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(56)
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(56)
LIGATURES
(52)
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(52)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
LIGATURES
(38)
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(38)
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(38)
LIGATURES
(34)
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(34)
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(32)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
LIGATURES
(28)
LIGATURES
(26)
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(26)
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(26)
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(26)
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(26)
LIGATURES
(26)
LIGATURES
(21)
LIGATURES
(19)
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(19)
LIGATURES
(18)
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(18)
LIGATURES
(18)
LIGATURES
(17)
LIGATURES
(17)
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(17)
LIGATURES
(17)
LIGATURES
(16)
LIGATURES
(16)
LIGATURES
(16)
LIGATURES
(16)
LIGATURES
(16)
LIGATURES
(16)
LIGATURES
(15)
LIGATURES
(15)
LIGATURES
(15)
LIGATURES
(15)
LIGATURES
(14)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In ligatures

LIGATURES
(171)
LIGATURES
(102)
GLUIEST
(98 = 63 + 35)
LIGATES
(95 = 60 + 35)
UGLIEST
(92 = 57 + 35)
UGLIEST
(92 = 57 + 35)
LIGATURES
(90)
AIGLETS
(89 = 54 + 35)
GRISTLE
(89 = 54 + 35)
GLISTER
(89 = 54 + 35)
GUITARS
(89 = 54 + 35)
GUSTIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
AUGITES
(89 = 54 + 35)
GUTSIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
LARGEST
(89 = 54 + 35)
LARGEST
(89 = 54 + 35)
RITUALS
(86 = 51 + 35)
AIGRETS
(86 = 51 + 35)
GAITERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
ESTRUAL
(86 = 51 + 35)
TRIAGES
(86 = 51 + 35)
STAGIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
STAGIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
GLUIEST
(86 = 51 + 35)
UGLIEST
(86 = 51 + 35)
GLUIEST
(86 = 51 + 35)
GUTSIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
LARGEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
GUTSIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
GLISTER
(83 = 48 + 35)
LARGEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
GUSTIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRISTLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
AIGLETS
(83 = 48 + 35)
AUGITES
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRISTLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
GUITARS
(83 = 48 + 35)
LARGEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
AIGLETS
(83 = 48 + 35)
GUSTIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
GLISTER
(83 = 48 + 35)
GUITARS
(83 = 48 + 35)
SALUTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
RUTILES
(80 = 45 + 35)
URALITE
(80 = 45 + 35)
URALITE
(80 = 45 + 35)
UGLIEST
(80 = 45 + 35)
RUTILES
(80 = 45 + 35)
LUSTIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
LUSTIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
RITUALS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SALUTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
URALITE
(80 = 45 + 35)
SALUTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
GLUIEST
(80 = 45 + 35)
GAITERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
STAGIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
GLUIEST
(80 = 45 + 35)
GLUIEST
(80 = 45 + 35)
UGLIEST
(80 = 45 + 35)
STAGIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
UGLIEST
(80 = 45 + 35)
GLUIEST
(79 = 44 + 35)
UGLIEST
(79 = 44 + 35)
UGLIEST
(79 = 44 + 35)
GLUIEST
(79 = 44 + 35)
GLUIEST
(79 = 44 + 35)
UGLIEST
(79 = 44 + 35)
AUGITES
(77 = 42 + 35)
GUTSIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
GUTSIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
GUTSIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
GLISTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
LIGATES
(77 = 42 + 35)
GLISTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
AUGITES
(77 = 42 + 35)
GUSTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
LIGATES
(77 = 42 + 35)
AIGLETS
(77 = 42 + 35)
GUSTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
LIGATES
(77 = 42 + 35)
LIGATES
(77 = 42 + 35)
LARGEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
REALIST
(77 = 42 + 35)
LARGEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
AUGITES
(77 = 42 + 35)
GUSTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
REALIST
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETAILS
(77 = 42 + 35)
AIGLETS
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRISTLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRISTLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRISTLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
AIGLETS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SLATIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
GLISTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
SALTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
GUITARS
(77 = 42 + 35)
GUITARS
(77 = 42 + 35)
GUITARS
(77 = 42 + 35)
AIGLETS
(75 = 40 + 35)
LARGEST
(75 = 40 + 35)
GLISTER
(75 = 40 + 35)
LARGEST
(75 = 40 + 35)
AIGLETS
(75 = 40 + 35)
GUTSIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
AIGLETS
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GUITARS
(75 = 40 + 35)
AUGITES
(75 = 40 + 35)
GLISTER
(75 = 40 + 35)
GUTSIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
GRISTLE
(75 = 40 + 35)
LARGEST
(75 = 40 + 35)
GUTSIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
LIGATES
(75 = 40 + 35)
GRISTLE
(75 = 40 + 35)
LIGATES
(75 = 40 + 35)
LIGATES
(75 = 40 + 35)
AUGITES
(75 = 40 + 35)
GUSTIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
GLISTER
(75 = 40 + 35)
AUGITES
(75 = 40 + 35)
GUITARS
(75 = 40 + 35)
GRISTLE
(75 = 40 + 35)
GUSTIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
GUSTIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
GUITARS
(75 = 40 + 35)
AIGRETS
(74 = 39 + 35)
STAGIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
AIGRETS
(74 = 39 + 35)
AIGRETS
(74 = 39 + 35)
RITUALS
(74 = 39 + 35)
UGLIEST
(74 = 39 + 35)
UGLIEST
(74 = 39 + 35)
STAGIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
LUSTIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRIAGES
(74 = 39 + 35)
RUTILES
(74 = 39 + 35)
UGLIEST
(74 = 39 + 35)
RITUALS
(74 = 39 + 35)
RITUALS
(74 = 39 + 35)
RUTILES
(74 = 39 + 35)
LUSTIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RUTILES
(74 = 39 + 35)
LUSTIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RITUALS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SALUTER
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRIAGES
(74 = 39 + 35)
RITUALS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SALUTER
(74 = 39 + 35)
SALUTER
(74 = 39 + 35)
LUSTIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRIAGES
(74 = 39 + 35)
ESTRUAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
URALITE
(74 = 39 + 35)
GLUIEST
(74 = 39 + 35)
GAITERS
(74 = 39 + 35)
URALITE
(74 = 39 + 35)
GLUIEST
(74 = 39 + 35)
GAITERS
(74 = 39 + 35)
GLUIEST
(74 = 39 + 35)
URALITE
(74 = 39 + 35)
GLUIEST
(74 = 39 + 35)
GAITERS
(74 = 39 + 35)
ESTRUAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
URALITE
(74 = 39 + 35)
ESTRUAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
UGLIEST
(74 = 39 + 35)
ESTRUAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
SALUTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
LIGATES
(71 = 36 + 35)
GAITERS
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRIAGES
(71 = 36 + 35)
SALTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
SALTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
SALTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
GUITARS
(71 = 36 + 35)
LIGATES
(71 = 36 + 35)
RUTILES
(71 = 36 + 35)
GUITARS
(71 = 36 + 35)
GUITARS
(71 = 36 + 35)
RUTILES
(71 = 36 + 35)
URALITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
RUTILES
(71 = 36 + 35)
RITUALS
(71 = 36 + 35)
GUITARS
(71 = 36 + 35)
GUSTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
RITUALS
(71 = 36 + 35)
GUSTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
RITUALS
(71 = 36 + 35)
SALUTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
GAITERS
(71 = 36 + 35)
GAITERS
(71 = 36 + 35)
GRISTLE
(71 = 36 + 35)
GLISTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
AIGLETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
AIGLETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
GLISTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
GLISTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
AIGLETS
(71 = 36 + 35)

Words within the letters of ligatures

2 letter words in ligatures (12 words)

8 letter words in ligatures (3 words)

9 letter words in ligatures (1 word)

ligatures + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence ligatures

Words that start with ligatures (1 word)

Words with ligatures in them (1 word)

Words that end with ligatures (1 word)

Word Growth involving ligatures

Shorter words in ligatures

at ligature

re ligature

Longer words containing ligatures

(No longer words found)