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Ligating

l 1i 1g 2a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Uncommon · present participle of ligate

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does ligating mean?

verb

  1. join letters in a ligature when writing

  2. bind chemically

    “The enzyme ligated”

  3. bind with a bandage or ligature

    “ligate the artery”

Definitions shown for ligate, the base form of ligating.

Is LIGATING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is LIGATING worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
l 1i 1g 2a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

14 pts
l 2i 1g 3a 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

12 pts
l 1i 1g 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
l 2i 1g 4a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in LIGATING

Anagrams 1

taigling

Words that end like LIGATING

Common words that share the ending -ATING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

relatingupdatingtranslatingdebatingdonatinglocatingrotatingcollatingmigratingtruncatingfrustratingreinstatingdilatinggyratingmutatingnegatingpiratingrebatingsedatingvacatingabatingcombatingcrematingdeflating
All words ending in -ATING

Ligating: quick answers

Is LIGATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. LIGATING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is LIGATING worth?
LIGATING scores 10 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ligating mean?
ligating is the present participle of ligate, which means “join letters in a ligature when writing”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in LIGATING?
You can make 98 shorter words from LIGATING, such as GAITING, GATING, GILGAI, GINGAL. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of LIGATING?
LIGATING rearranges into TAIGLING.