Definitions For Ligature

noun

  • The act of tying or binding things together
  • Something used to tie or bind
  • Thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
  • A metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
  • Character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
  • (music) a group of notes connected by a slur

Is Ligature a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
12

The word Ligature is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Ligature in a Sentence

  • The surgeon tied a ligature around the tube to keep it in place
  • A common language is often the ligature that unites the people of a nation

Synonyms for Ligature

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