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Is virgin a Scrabble word?

Yes, virgin is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of virgin?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (Catholicism, Orthodoxy or historical) Someone vowed to virginity (usually a woman and often a consecrated virgin), or someone who died in defense of their virginity; (especially) one venerated as a saint.Examples: "In its list of saints, the Catholic Church classifies St. Agnes, St. Maria Goretti, and St. Thérèse of Lisieux as virgins."; "This was the relation of the order of virgins to the Church from the latter part of the fourth to the beginning of the seventh century. The modern “sister” had no exact prototype in the Church of the first seven centuries."; "The list of saints' days and festivals includes a number of the Romish holidays, properly so called, viz.: Lucian, priest and martyr, Jan. 8 ; Hilary, bishop and confessor, Jan. 13 ; Prisca, virgin and martyr, Jan. 18 ; Fabian, bishop and martyr, Jan. 20 ; Agnes, virgin and martyr, Jan. 21 […]"

2. (informal) One who has never used or experienced a specified thing.Examples: "I've never eaten tofu before—you could say I'm a tofu virgin."informal

3. (entomology) A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.

adj (English)

1. (usually not comparable) In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.Examples: "Innocence and virgin Modestie […] / That would be woo’d, and not unsought be won"; "He was now about twenty-three years old, and, though still virgin, the sex instinct that Miriam had over refined for so long now grew particularly strong."; "From their embraces was born the handsome Actaeon, a naive boy, who had less excuse than other men, given that he was her son, for believing her to be a virgin. It's true that he was even more virgin than his mother."not-comparableusually

2. (usually not comparable) Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.Examples: "a virgin daiquiri"not-comparableusually

name (English)

1. (Christianity) Synonym of Virgin Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”).Examples: "'Behold,' said he, showing the picture of the Virgin, 'Behold her who protects us. Fear nothing : we shall reach Chang-hai, and we shall see our bishop.' He spoke truth : shortly they descried a Chinese junk. The master of it, on the promise of a good round sum, undertook to guide them to their destination."Synonyms: Virgin Mary

2. (rare) A surname.rare

noun (English)

1. (Christianity, art) A representation (picture, statue etc.) of Virgin Mary.Examples: "Of the forty-five floats presenting Virgins alone, two are preeminent and the subject of such veneration that even the most casual observer must reflect on the fact that Holy Week, which commemorates Christ's passion and death, has become in Spain a celebration in which he plays a secondary role, with his mother becoming the central figure."

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "virgin"?

Scrabble
10 points
V4
I1
R1
G2
I1
N1
Words With Friends
13 points
V4
I1
R1
G3
I1
N2

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