shigella
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
/ʃɪˈɡɛlə/
Definition of shigella
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A bacterium in the genus Shigella, some kinds of which may cause a form of dysentery called shigellosis.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
After Kiyoshi Shiga, the Japanese bacteriologist who studied shigella.
Words you can make from shigella
154 playable · top: GEISHA (10 pts)
Best play geisha 10 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
28 words- LAIGH 9 pts
- HAILS 8 pts
- HALES 8 pts
- HALLS 8 pts
- HEALS 8 pts
- HEILS 8 pts
- HELLS 8 pts
- HILLS 8 pts
- LEASH 8 pts
- SELAH 8 pts
- SHALE 8 pts
- SHALL 8 pts
- SHEAL 8 pts
- SHELL 8 pts
- SHIEL 8 pts
- SHILL 8 pts
- AEGIS 6 pts
- AGILE 6 pts
- GALES 6 pts
- GALLS 6 pts
- GILLS 6 pts
- GLIAL 6 pts
- GLIAS 6 pts
- LEGAL 6 pts
- SIGLA 6 pts
- AISLE 5 pts
- ILEAL 5 pts
- LISLE 5 pts
4-letter words
55 words- GASH 8 pts
- GHIS 8 pts
- HAGS 8 pts
- SHAG 8 pts
- SIGH 8 pts
- AHIS 7 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HAIL 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HALL 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HELL 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HILA 7 pts
- HILL 7 pts
- LAHS 7 pts
- LASH 7 pts
- SHEA 7 pts
- AGES 5 pts
- EGAL 5 pts
- EGIS 5 pts
- GAES 5 pts
- GALE 5 pts
- GALL 5 pts
- GALS 5 pts
- GELS 5 pts
- GIES 5 pts
- GILL 5 pts
- GLIA 5 pts
- LAGS 5 pts
- LEGS 5 pts
- SAGE 5 pts
- SLAG 5 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- ALES 4 pts
- ALLS 4 pts
- ELLS 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
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- ISLE 4 pts
- LASE 4 pts
- LEAL 4 pts
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- LIAS 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SALE 4 pts
- SALL 4 pts
- SEAL 4 pts
- SELL 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
- SILL 4 pts
3-letter words
44 words- GHI 7 pts
- HAG 7 pts
- AHI 6 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- SHA 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- AGS 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GAS 4 pts
- GEL 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIS 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- LEG 4 pts
- SAG 4 pts
- SEG 4 pts
- SIG 4 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ELL 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ILL 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
2-letter words
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