rigel

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɹaɪd͡ʒəl/

Definition of rigel

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
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name

  1. A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
  2. A surname from German.

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Etymology

A corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name رِجْل الْجَبَّار (rijl al-jabbār, literally “foot of the great one”).

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