LIGATURES

9 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What LIGATURES Means

LIGATURES is a form of LIGATURE, which means:

noun: (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
noun: character consisting of two or more letters combined into one

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

LIGATURES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 I1 G2 A1 T1 U1 R1 E1 S1.

Anagrams of LIGATURES (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In LIGATURES

843 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 (8)

GAULTERS GESTURAL GLARIEST GURLIEST LIGATURE REGALIST TRAGULES URALITES

7 letter words (47)

6 letter words (146)

AGEIST AGILER AGLETS AGRISE AGUISE AGUTIS AIGLET AIGRET AIREST ALERTS ALTERS ALURES ARGILS ARGLES ARGUES ARGULI ARGUTE ARIELS ARTELS ARTIES AUGERS AUGITE AURIST ESTRAL GAITER GALUTS GASLIT GASTER GATERS GAULTS GELATI GILETS GLAIRE GLAIRS GLARES GLAURS GLUERS GLUIER GLUTEI GLUTES GRAILE GRAILS GRASTE GRATES GRATIS GREATS GRILSE GRUELS GUILER GUILES GUILTS GUISER GUITAR GULETS GURLET GUSLAR GUSTIE GUTSER LAGERS LARGES LASTER LEGIST LEGITS LIGASE LIGATE LIGERS LIGURE LISTER LITERS LITRES LUGERS LURGIS LUSTER LUSTRA LUSTRE LUTERS RAILES RATELS REGALS REGILT REGIUS REGULA REGULI RELIST RESAIL RESULT RETAGS RETAIL RETIAL RITUAL RUGATE RUSTLE RUTILE SAGIER SAILER SALTER SALTIE SALUTE SATIRE SAUGER SAULGE SAULIE SAUREL SERAIL SERIAL SILAGE SITULA SLAIRG SLATER STAGER STALER STELAI STELAR STRIAE STRIGA SUITER SUTILE SUTLER TAIGLE TAILER TALERS TARGES TARSEL TEGUAS TEGULA TERAIS TERGAL TIGERS TILERS TIRAGE TRAGUS TRAILS TRIAGE TRIALS TRISUL TUGRAS UGALIS UGLIER UGLIES ULSTER ULTRAS URALIS URATES URIALS URITES USAGER

5 letter words (245)

AEGIS AESIR AGERS AGILE AGIST AGLET AGLUS AGUES AGUTI AIRTS AISLE AITUS ALERT ALIST ALTER ALURE ARETS ARGIL ARGLE ARGUE ARGUS ARIEL ARILS ARISE ARLES ARTEL ARTIS ASTER ASTIR AUGER AUREI AURES AURIS EARLS EARST ETUIS GAIRS GAITS GALES GALUT GARIS GATER GATES GAULT GAURS GEALS GEARS GEATS GEIST GEITS GELTS GETAS GILAS GILET GILTS GIRLS GIRTS GITES GIUST GLAIR GLARE GLAUR GLEIS GLIAS GLITS GLUER GLUES GLUTE GLUTS GRAIL GRATE GREAT GRISE GRIST GRITS GRUEL GRUES GUARS GUEST GUILE GUILT GUISE GULAR GULAS GULES GULET GURLS GUSLA GUSLE GUSLI IGLUS ILEUS IRATE ISLET ISTLE LAERS LAGER LAIRS LARES LARGE LARIS LASER LATER LEARS LEAST LEATS LEGIT LEIRS LIARS LIART LIERS LIEUS LIGER LIRAS LITAS LITER LITES LITRE LUGER LUGES LURES LURGI LUSER LUTEA LUTER LUTES RAGES RAGIS RAGUS RAILE RAILS RAISE RAITS RALES RATEL RATES RATUS REALS REAST REGAL REIST RELIT RESAT RESIT RETAG RETIA RIALS RIELS RILES RITES RUGAE RUGAL RULES SAGER SALET SALUE SARGE SAULT SAUTE SEGAR SERAI SERAL SETAL SIEUR SIGLA SILER SITAR SLART SLATE SLIER SLUIT STAGE STAIG STAIR STALE STARE STEAL STEAR STEIL STELA STILE STIRE STRAE STRAG STRIA STRIG STURE SUGAR SUITE SURAL SURAT SURGE SUTRA TAELS TAIGS TAILS TALER TALES TALUS TARES TARGE TARSI TASER TEALS TEARS TEGUA TEGUS TEILS TELIA TERAI TERAS TERGA TESLA TIARS TIERS TIGER TIGES TILER TILES TIRES TIRLS TRAGI TRAIL TRIAL TRIES TRIGS TRUES TRUGS TUGRA TULES UGALI ULTRA URAEI URALI URASE URATE UREAL UREAS URGES URIAL URITE URSAE USAGE UTERI UTILE

4 letter words (249)

AGER AGES AGLU AGUE AILS AIRS AIRT AITS AITU ALES ALIT ALTS ALUS AREG ARES ARET ARIL ARIS ARLE ARTI ARTS ATES EARL EARS EAST EATS EAUS EGAL EGIS ELTS ERAS ERGS ERST ETAS ETUI GAES GAIR GAIT GALE GALS GARE GARI GARS GART GAST GATE GATS GAUR GAUS GEAL GEAR GEAT GEIT GELS GELT GERS GERT GEST GETA GETS GIES GILA GILT GIRL GIRT GIST GITE GITS GLEI GLIA GLIT GLUE GLUT GRAT GRIS GRIT GRUE GUAR GUES GULA GULE GULS GURL GURS GUST GUTS IGLU ILEA IRES ISLE ITAS IURE LAER LAGS LAIR LARE LARI LARS LASE LAST LATE LATI LATS LATU LEAR LEAS LEAT LEGS LEIR LEIS LEST LETS LIAR LIAS LIER LIES LIEU LIGS LIRA LIRE LIST LITE LITS LITU LUES LUGE LUGS LUIT LURE LURS LUTE RAGE RAGI RAGS RAGU RAIL RAIS RAIT RALE RASE RAST RATE RATS RATU REAL REGS REIS REST RETS RIAL RIAS RIEL RIGS RILE RISE RITE RITS RUES RUGA RUGS RULE RUSA RUSE RUST RUTS SAGE SAIL SAIR SALE SALT SARI SATE SATI SAUL SAUT SEAL SEAR SEAT SEIL SEIR SERA SETA SIAL SILE SILT SIRE SITE SLAE SLAG SLAT SLIT SLUE SLUG SLUR STAG STAR STIE STIR SUER SUET SUIT SURA SURE TAEL TAES TAGS TAIG TAIL TAIS TALE TALI TARE TARS TAUS TEAL TEAR TEAS TEGS TEGU TEIL TELA TELS TIAR TIER TIES TIGE TIGS TILE TILS TIRE TIRL TRES TRIE TRIG TRUE TRUG TSAR TUGS TUIS TULE ULES UREA URES URGE URSA USER UTAS UTES UTIS

3 letter words (120)

AGE AGS AIL AIR AIS AIT ALE ALS ALT ALU ARE ARS ART ATE ATS AUE EAR EAS EAT EAU ELS ELT ERA ERG ERS EST ETA GAE GAL GAR GAS GAT GAU GEL GER GET GIE GIS GIT GUE GUL GUR GUS GUT IRE ITA ITS LAG LAR LAS LAT LEA LEG LEI LES LET LEU LIE LIG LIS LIT LUG LUR RAG RAI RAS RAT REG REI RES RET RIA RIG RIT RUE RUG RUT SAE SAG SAI SAL SAR SAT SAU SEA SEG SEI SEL SER SET SIR SIT SRI SUE SUG SUI SUR TAE TAG TAI TAR TAS TAU TEA TEG TEL TES TIE TIG TIL TIS TUG TUI UGS ULE URE USE UTA UTE UTS

2 letter words (28)

AE AG AI AL AR AS AT EA EL ER ES ET GI GU IS IT LA LI RE SI ST TA TE TI UG UR US UT

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