LIGAMENTS

9 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What LIGAMENTS Means

LIGAMENTS is a form of LIGAMENT, which means:

noun: a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
noun: any connection or unifying bond

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

LIGAMENTS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 I1 G2 A1 M3 E1 N1 T1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In LIGAMENTS

915 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (21)

AILMENTS ALIMENTS EASTLING GELATINS LIGAMENT MALTINGS MANGIEST MANLIEST MEASLING MELANIST MELTINGS METALING MINTAGES MISAGENT SMALTINE SMELTING STEALING STEAMING TAGLINES TEAMINGS TEGMINAL

7 letter words (89)

6 letter words (151)

AGEISM AGEIST AGENTS AGLETS AGNISE AIGLET ALGINS ALIENS ALIGNS ALINES AMENTS AMINES ANGELS ANGLES ANIMES EASING EATING ELAINS ELINTS EMAILS ENGILT ENIGMA ENLIST ENTAIL ETAMIN GAINST GAMEST GAMINE GAMINS GASLIT GASMEN GELANT GELATI GENIAL GENTIL GIANTS GILETS GIMELS GIMLET GLEAMS GLEANS GLENTS GLIMES GLINTS IMAGES INGATE INGEST INGLES INLETS INMATE INSEAM INSTAL INTELS LAMENT LAMEST LAMING LASING LATENS LEGIST LEGITS LEGMAN LEMANS LEMING LIANES LIANGS LIGANS LIGASE LIGATE LIGNES LIMANS LIMENS LINAGE LINGAM LINGAS LISTEN MAGNES MAGNET MAILES MALIGN MALINE MALIST MANGEL MANGES MANGLE MANIES MANTEL MANTES MANTIS MANTLE MASING MASLIN MATIES MATING MATINS MENIAL MENSAL MENTAL MESAIL MESIAL MESIAN METALS METING MILAGE MINGES MINGLE MISATE MISEAT MISTAL MISTLE NGATIS SALINE SALTIE SAMIEL SAMITE SAMLET SATING SEITAN SEMINA SIGNAL SIGNET SILAGE SILANE SILENT SIMNEL SINGLE SMALTI SMILET STAMEN STELAI STIGMA STIGME TAEING TAGINE TAIGLE TAMEIN TAMINE TAMING TAMINS TAMISE TANGIE TANGIS TANGLE TEAING TENAIL TENIAS TINEAL TINEAS TINGES TINGLE TINSEL TISANE

5 letter words (235)

AEGIS AGENT AGILE AGISM AGIST AGLET AISLE ALGIN ALIEN ALIGN ALINE ALIST ALMES AMENS AMENT AMIES AMINE AMINS ANGEL ANGLE ANGST ANILE ANILS ANIME ANISE ANTES ANTIS EGMAS ELAIN ELANS ELINT ELSIN EMAIL EMITS ENLIT ENTIA ETNAS GAINS GAITS GALES GAMES GAMIN GANTS GATES GEALS GEANS GEATS GEIST GEITS GELTS GENAL GENAS GENTS GETAS GIANT GILAS GILET GILTS GIMEL GITES GLAMS GLANS GLEAM GLEAN GLEIS GLENS GLENT GLIAS GLIME GLIMS GLINT GLITS GNATS IMAGE INGLE INLET INSET INTEL ISLET ISNAE ISTLE ITEMS LAMES LANES LANTS LATEN LEAMS LEANS LEANT LEAST LEATS LEGIT LEMAN LENGS LENIS LENTI LIANE LIANG LIENS LIGAN LIGNE LIMAN LIMAS LIMEN LIMES LIMNS LINES LINGA LINGS LINTS LITAS LITES MAGES MAILE MAILS MAINS MAISE MAIST MALES MALIS MALTS MANES MANET MANGE MANGS MANIS MANSE MATES MATIN MEALS MEANS MEANT MEATS MEINS MEINT MELAS MELTS MENGS MENSA MENTA MESAL METAL METIS MIENS MILES MILTS MINAE MINAS MINES MINGE MINGS MINTS MITES NAILS NAMES NATES NATIS NEALS NEATS NEIST NELIS NEMAS NGATI NITES SAINE SAINT SALET SALMI SAMEL SAMEN SATEM SATIN SEGNI SENGI SENTI SETAL SIENT SIGLA SIGMA SIGNA SILEN SINGE SLAIN SLANE SLANG SLANT SLATE SLIME SLING SMALT SMELT SMILE SMITE SNAIL STAGE STAIG STAIN STALE STANE STANG STEAL STEAM STEAN STEIL STEIN STELA STILE STIME STING TAELS TAIGS TAILS TAINS TALES TAMES TAMIN TAMIS TANGI TANGS TEALS TEAMS TEILS TEINS TELIA TENIA TESLA TIANS TIGES TILES TIMES TINAS TINEA TINES TINGE TINGS

4 letter words (267)

AGEN AGES AGIN AILS AIMS AINE AINS AITS ALES ALIT ALME ALMS ALTS AMEN AMES AMIE AMIN AMIS ANES ANIL ANIS ANTE ANTI ANTS ATES EANS EAST EATS EGAL EGIS EGMA EINA ELAN ELMS ELTS EMIT ENGS ETAS ETNA GAEN GAES GAIN GAIT GALE GALS GAME GAMS GANE GANS GANT GAST GATE GATS GEAL GEAN GEAT GEIT GELS GELT GEMS GENA GENS GENT GEST GETA GETS GIEN GIES GILA GILT GINS GISM GIST GITE GITS GLAM GLEI GLEN GLIA GLIM GLIT GNAT ILEA INGS ISLE ISNA ITAS ITEM LAGS LAIN LAME LAMS LANE LANG LANT LASE LAST LATE LATI LATS LEAM LEAN LEAS LEAT LEGS LEIS LENG LENS LENT LEST LETS LIAS LIEN LIES LIGS LIMA LIME LIMN LINE LING LINS LINT LIST LITE LITS MAES MAGE MAGI MAGS MAIL MAIN MALE MALI MALS MALT MANE MANG MANI MANS MASE MAST MATE MATS MEAL MEAN MEAT MEGA MEGS MEIN MELA MELS MELT MENG MENT MESA META METS MIEN MIGS MILE MILS MILT MINA MINE MING MINT MISE MIST MITE MNAS NAGS NAIL NAME NAMS NATS NEAL NEAT NEGS NEMA NEST NETS NGAI NIES NILS NIMS NITE NITS SAGE SAIL SAIM SAIN SALE SALT SAME SANE SANG SANT SATE SATI SEAL SEAM SEAN SEAT SEIL SEMI SENA SENT SETA SIAL SIEN SIGN SILE SILT SIMA SINE SING SITE SLAE SLAG SLAM SLAT SLIM SLIT SMIT SNAG SNIG SNIT STAG STEM STEN STIE STIM TAEL TAES TAGS TAIG TAIL TAIN TAIS TALE TALI TAME TAMS TANE TANG TANS TEAL TEAM TEAS TEGS TEIL TEIN TELA TELS TEMS TENS TIAN TIES TIGE TIGS TILE TILS TIME TINA TINE TING TINS

3 letter words (122)

AGE AGS AIL AIM AIN AIS AIT ALE ALS ALT AME AMI ANE ANI ANS ANT ATE ATS EAN EAS EAT ELM ELS ELT EMS ENG ENS EST ETA GAE GAL GAM GAN GAS GAT GEL GEM GEN GET GIE GIN GIS GIT ING INS ISM ITA ITS LAG LAM LAS LAT LEA LEG LEI LES LET LIE LIG LIN LIS LIT MAE MAG MAL MAN MAS MAT MEG MEL MEN MES MET MIG MIL MIS MNA NAE NAG NAM NAS NAT NEG NET NIE NIL NIM NIS NIT SAE SAG SAI SAL SAM SAN SAT SEA SEG SEI SEL SEN SET SIM SIN SIT SMA TAE TAG TAI TAM TAN TAS TEA TEG TEL TEN TES TIE TIG TIL TIN TIS

2 letter words (30)

AE AG AI AL AM AN AS AT EA EL EM EN ES ET GI IN IS IT LA LI MA ME MI NA NE SI ST TA TE TI

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