Chigger

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A small tropical flea whose fertile female burrows beneath the skin of a host, including humans.

“He returned from the jungle with chigger bites covering his ankles.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

chig·ger

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Synonyms

chigoejiggerredbug

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double G in the middle is easy to miss, CH start and ER end are common Wordle patterns

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points, double G uses two tiles, ER suffix can hook to further extensions

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Words you can make from Chigger

Shorter words formed from the letters in “chigger”.

cheir gighe giher grice rheic riche cher cire crig eigh eric geic geir gheg gire greg grig heir hire rice rich

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