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Definition of lingered

"lingered" in the verb sense

1. linger

remain present although waning or gradually dying

"Her perfume lingered on"

2. loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around

be about

"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"

"Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

3. tarry, linger

leave slowly and hesitantly

4. linger, dawdle

take one's time proceed slowly

5. hover, linger

move to and fro

"The shy student lingered in the corner"

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

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Quotations for lingered

When peace and mercy, vanished from the plain,
Sprung on the viewless winds to heaven again,
All, all forsook the friendless guilty mind;
But Hope, the charmer, lingered still behind. [ Thomas Campbell ]

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lingered in Scrabble®

The word lingered 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® Play In The Letters lingered:

LINGERED

(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

deleing, leering, redline, reeling, reigned, relined

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word lingered

LINGERED

(108)

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

LINGERED

(108)

LINGERED

(99)

DELEING

(86 = 36 + 50)

REIGNED

(86 = 36 + 50)

DELEING

(83 = 33 + 50)

REIGNED

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REDLINE

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REDLINE

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REDLINE

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REDLINE

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REDLINE

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REDLINE

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REDLINE

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REDLINE

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(72 = 22 + 50)

LINGERED

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REIGNED

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REDLINE

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REDLINE

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LEERING

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LINGERED

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REDLINE

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REELING

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lingered in Words With Friends™

The word lingered 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 lingered:

LINGERED

(114)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

deleing, leering, redline, reeling, reigned, relined

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word lingered

LINGERED

(114)

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

LINGERED

(114)

DELEING

(95 = 60 + 35)

DELEING

(95 = 60 + 35)

REELING

(92 = 57 + 35)

REELING

(92 = 57 + 35)

REIGNED

(92 = 57 + 35)

REIGNED

(92 = 57 + 35)

LEERING

(92 = 57 + 35)

REIGNED

(92 = 57 + 35)

LINGERED

(90)

REDLINE

(89 = 54 + 35)

RELINED

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DELEING

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DELEING

(89 = 54 + 35)

REIGNED

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LEERING

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REELING

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REDLINE

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REDLINE

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REDLINE

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REDLINE

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REDLINE

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LINGERED

(63)

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LEGEND

(63)

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LINGERED

(63)

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DELEING

(61 = 26 + 35)

RINGED

(60)

LINGERED

(60)

LINGERED

(60)

GENDER

(60)

GELDER

(60)

GILDER

(60)

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Words within the letters of lingered

2 letter words in lingered (5 words)

el en id in re

3 letter words in lingered (22 words)

dee den die dig din eel end erg gee gel gin ide ire led lee leg lid lie nil red rid rig

4 letter words in lingered (42 words)

deer deil dele deli dene dere dine ding dire dreg edge geld gene gild gird girl girn glee glen grid grin idle ired lede leer lend lied lien lier line lire need nerd reed reel rein rend ride riel rile rind ring

5 letter words in lingered (22 words)

deign diene diner dirge edger eider elder elide genie genre glide greed green grind idler ledge lined liner regel reign ridge riled

6 letter words in lingered (20 words)

denier dinger edgier eeling gelder gender gilder girdle girned girnel glider ledger legend lender linger regild reined relied reline ringed

7 letter words in lingered (6 words)

deleing leering redline reeling reigned relined

8 letter words in lingered (1 word)

lingered

lingered + 1 blank (6 words)

ledgering realigned redealing reindulge rewelding ringleted

lingered + 2 blanks (19 words)

delayering delivering greenfield malingered predealing rebleeding reblending redeleting reindulged reindulges remodeling repeddling repleading repledging reshingled resignaled resignedly ringleader skeldering

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Words containing the sequence lingered

Words that start with lingered (1 word)

lingered

Words with lingered in them (1 word)

lingered

Words that end with lingered (2 words)

lingered malingered

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Word Growth involving lingered

Shorter words in lingered

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Longer words containing lingered

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