Is WIG a Scrabble word?
Yes. WIG is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.
Meaning A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.
Noun 3 meanings
A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.
A bigwig.
An old seal.
Verb 2 meanings
To put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).
To upbraid, reprimand.
Interjection 1 meaning
An expression of shock.
Etymology
Clipping of periwig, itself an alteration of French perruque. The meaning of "to reprimand" perhaps came from this being something a bigwig would do or perhaps from the expressions to flip one's wig, wigs on the green, or dash my wig!
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WIG at a glance
WIG has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (W 4 + I 1 + G 2) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #12,160 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -WIG
More endings- TWIG8
- SWIG8
- EARWIG10
- BIGWIG13
- PERIWIG13
- BAGWIG13
- BEWIG11
- BOBWIG14
- BUZZWIG31
- POLLIWIG14
- POLLYWIG17
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