Is LINGER a word?
LINGER is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 2 other words, plus 52 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, LINGER is a valid word.
What does linger mean?
verb: remain present although waning or gradually dying.
“Her perfume lingered on”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
LINGER: word details
- Pronunciation: LIHNG-gur (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 7 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
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Words you can make from the letters of linger.
Frequently asked questions
What does LINGER mean?
LINGER is a verb. It means: remain present although waning or gradually dying.
Is LINGER a valid word?
Yes, LINGER is a valid word. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.