niggle

niggle is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To trifle with; to deceive; to mock. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.
2. transitive verb. To trifle or play.
3. transitive verb. To act or walk mincingly.
4. transitive verb. To fret and snarl about trifles.
5. verb. argue over petty things

   "Let's not quibble over pennies"

   Synonyms: bicker, brabble, pettifog, quibble, squabble

6. verb. worry unnecessarily or excessively

   "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

   Synonyms: fret, fuss

Synonyms

bicker, brabble, pettifog, quibble, squabble, fret, fuss

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in niggle:

egling, gingle, leggin, leging, neglig

Common word forms

niggled, niggler, niggles, niggling

Words from these letters

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