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elgin

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɛlɡɪn/
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/ˈɛlɡɪn/ · /ˈɛldʒɪn/

Definition of elgin

32 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
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name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
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  32. (countable, uncountable)A Scottish earldom.

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Etymology

* As a Scottish surname, derived from the place in Morayshire, from Scottish Gaelic Eilginn, possibly meaning little Ireland, from Èirinn. * As a Turkish surname, from the obsolete noun elgin (“stranger”); see el. * The village in New Brunswick is probably named in honour of colonial administrator James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863). The civil parish is named after the village.

Anagrams of elgin

5 plays · some not in Scrabble

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Words you can make from elgin

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