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Is pig a Scrabble word?

Yes, pig is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 6 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of pig?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (countable) Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.Examples: "The man kept a pen with two pigs that he fed everything from carrots to cabbage."; "[…]and at the back a rambling courtledge of barns and walls, around which pigs and bare-foot children grunted in loving communion of dirt."Synonyms: hog, suid, swinecountable

2. (countable) Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.Examples: "Weanlings grow into feeder pigs, and feeder pigs grow into slaughter hogs. […] Ultimately the end use for virtually all pigs and hogs is to be slaughtered for the production of pork and other products."Synonyms: hog, suid, swinecountablespecificallyuncountable

3. (uncountable) The edible meat of such an animal; pork.Examples: "Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig."; ""Miss Chastene, could you fetch me out an extra plate of pig and biscuit. My partner can't do without your marvelous cooking.""uncountable

4. (uncountable) A light pinkish-red colour, like that of a pig (also called pig pink).Examples: "So far on the streets there's been a lot of metallic pink (the kind of pink as in the shade of pig you get, and this is exactly the shade of the diary I've been writing in) […]"uncountable

5. (figuratively, derogatory) Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.Examples: "You gluttonous pig! Now that you've eaten all the cupcakes, there will be none for the party!"; "When you figure out the maze and get to the middle, that's when you get your free cocoa. It's on a table in two big thermos jugs, and there's cups and a ladle, and the sign says, "One cup per customer, PLEASE!" because some people are pigs."Synonyms: belly-god, buzgut, cormorant, epicure, gannet, glutton, gorger, gourmandcountablederogatoryfigurativelyuncountable

6. (figuratively, derogatory) A lecherous or sexist man.Examples: "She considered him a pig, as he invariably stared at her bosom when they talked."countablederogatoryfigurativelyuncountable

verb (English)

1. (of swine) To give birth.Examples: "The black sow pigged at seven this morning."

2. (intransitive) To greedily consume (especially food).Examples: "They were pigging on the free food at the bar."; ""Wow, Doc. That's heavy." Denis sat there pigging on the joint as usual."intransitive

3. (intransitive) To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.intransitive

4. (intransitive) To live together in a crowded filthy manner.intransitive

5. (transitive, engineering) To clean (a pipeline) using a pig (the device).transitive

noun (English)

1. (Scotland) An earthenware pot or jarSynonyms: piggScotland

2. (Scotland) An earthenware pot or jarSynonyms: piggScotlandspecifically

noun (English)

1. (medicine, biology) Abbreviation of polyclonal immunoglobulin.abbreviationalt-of

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "pig"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "pig"?

Scrabble
6 points
P3
I1
G2
Words With Friends
8 points
P4
I1
G3

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