malign

VERBADJECTIVE /mə'laɪn/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M

malign is a valid 6-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3A1L1I1G2N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING

What does malign mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Speak unfavorably about.

SYNONYMS
BADMOUTHDRAG THROUGH THE MUDTRADUCE
BROADER
SLANDERSMEARSMIRCHSULLYCALUMNIATEBESMIRCHDEFAMEASPERSE
RELATED
MALIGNERMALIGNMENT
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1

Having or exerting a malignant influence.

SYNONYMS
EVILMALEFICMALEVOLENT
SIMILAR
MALEFICENT
RELATED
MALIGNITY
2

Evil or harmful in nature or influence.

“prompted by malign motives”

“believed in witches and malign spirits”

ANTONYMS
BENIGN
SIMILAR
CANCEROUS
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of malign

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
GILMAN9LINGAM9LAMING9

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