rigadoon
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
Definition of rigadoon
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A quickstep dance for two people.
See all 3 definitions Show less
noun
- A quickstep dance for two people.
- The music for this dance.
- (historical)Formerly in the French army, the beat of a drum while culprits were being marched to punishment.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Anglicized from French rigaudon. Ultimate origin unknown; perhaps related to Hebrew ריקודים or Arabic رقص.
Words you can make from rigadoon
157 playable · top: ADORING (9 pts)
Best play adoring 9 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
14 words5-letter words
29 words- DINGO 7 pts
- DOING 7 pts
- DONGA 7 pts
- GONAD 7 pts
- GRAND 7 pts
- GRIND 7 pts
- ADORN 6 pts
- ANDRO 6 pts
- ARGON 6 pts
- AROID 6 pts
- DANIO 6 pts
- DINAR 6 pts
- DONOR 6 pts
- DRAIN 6 pts
- GARNI 6 pts
- GIRON 6 pts
- GONIA 6 pts
- GRAIN 6 pts
- GROAN 6 pts
- GROIN 6 pts
- NADIR 6 pts
- ORANG 6 pts
- ORGAN 6 pts
- RADIO 6 pts
- RADON 6 pts
- RANDO 6 pts
- RANID 6 pts
- RONDO 6 pts
- NORIA 5 pts
4-letter words
49 words- DANG 6 pts
- DING 6 pts
- DONG 6 pts
- DRAG 6 pts
- GADI 6 pts
- GIRD 6 pts
- GOAD 6 pts
- GOOD 6 pts
- GRAD 6 pts
- GRID 6 pts
- AGIN 5 pts
- AGIO 5 pts
- AGON 5 pts
- AGRO 5 pts
- ARID 5 pts
- DARN 5 pts
- DINO 5 pts
- DONA 5 pts
- DOOR 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GIRO 5 pts
- GNAR 5 pts
- GOON 5 pts
- GRAN 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- NARD 5 pts
- NODI 5 pts
- ODOR 5 pts
- ORAD 5 pts
- ORDO 5 pts
- RAGI 5 pts
- RAID 5 pts
- RAND 5 pts
- RANG 5 pts
- RIND 5 pts
- RING 5 pts
- ROAD 5 pts
- ROID 5 pts
- ROOD 5 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NAOI 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
- ROAN 4 pts
3-letter words
45 words- DAG 5 pts
- DIG 5 pts
- DOG 5 pts
- GAD 5 pts
- GID 5 pts
- GOD 5 pts
- ADO 4 pts
- AGO 4 pts
- AID 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DIN 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GAR 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- GOA 4 pts
- GOO 4 pts
- GOR 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- NOG 4 pts
- ODA 4 pts
- ORG 4 pts
- RAD 4 pts
- RAG 4 pts
- RID 4 pts
- RIG 4 pts
- ROD 4 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NOO 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- ONO 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- ROO 3 pts
2-letter words
17 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 back
A single letter you can add to rigadoon to make another valid word.
Back
Find your best play with rigadoon
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes rigadoon, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.