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There are 16 eight-letter words containing LIGA

ALIGARTA	• ALIGARTA n. (obsolete) an alligator.
ALLIGATE	• alligate v. (Transitive) To tie; to unite by some tie. • ALLIGATE v. to unite by some tie.
HOOLIGAN	• hooligan n. (Informal, derogatory) A person who causes trouble or violence. • hooligan n. Ellipsis of football hooligan.. • hooligan n. (Navy slang, derogatory) A member of the coast guard.
LIGAMENT	• ligament n. (Anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones. • ligament n. (Figurative) That which binds or acts as a ligament. • LIGAMENT n. a band of firm, fibrous tissue.
LIGATING	• ligating v. Present participle of ligate. • LIGATE v. to tie with a ligature.
LIGATION	• ligation n. Something that ties, a ligature. • ligation n. The act of tying, of applying a ligature. • ligation n. The state of having a ligature, of being tied.
LIGATIVE	• ligative adj. (Grammar) Serving to connect separate elements. • LIGATIVE adj. acting as a ligature.
LIGATURE	• ligature n. (Uncountable) The act of tying or binding something. • ligature n. (Countable) A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to… • ligature n. A thread or wire used to remove tumours, etc.
MAMALIGA	• mamaliga n. A maize porridge originating in Romania. • MAMALIGA n. (Romanian) a type of corn meal mush eaten by Rumanians.
MILLIGAL	• milligal n. One thousandth of a gal (galileo; unit of acceleration). • MILLIGAL n. a thousandth of a gallon.
MULLIGAN	• mulligan n. Ellipsis of mulligan stew. • mulligan n. (Golf) An unpenalized chance to re-take a stroke that went awry. • mulligan n. (Collectible card games) An opportunity (sometimes penalized) for a player to reshuffle their cards…
OBLIGANT	• obligant n. One who binds themselves to another to pay or to perform something. • OBLIGANT n. in Scots law, one who binds himself or herself to another to pay or perform something.
OBLIGATE	• obligate v. (Transitive, North America, Scotland) To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie. • obligate v. (Transitive, North America, Scotland) To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige. • obligate v. (Transitive, North America, Scotland) To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
OBLIGATI	• obligati n. Plural of obligato. • OBLIGATO n. (Italian) a musical accompaniment of independent importance, esp. that of a single instrument to a vocal piece, also OBBLIGATO.
OBLIGATO	• obligato n. Alternative spelling of obbligato. • OBLIGATO n. (Italian) a musical accompaniment of independent importance, esp. that of a single instrument to a vocal piece, also OBBLIGATO.
OLIGARCH	• oligarch n. A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country. • oligarch n. A very wealthy business owner who wields political power. • oligarch n. (Cosmogony) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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Scrabble in Spanish: 68 words
Scrabble in Italian: 59 words
Scrabble in German: 6 words
Scrabble in Romanian: 41 words

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