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Anteater

a 1n 1t 1e 1a 1t 1e 1r 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does anteater mean?

noun

  1. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites

    Synonymspangolinscaly anteater

  2. any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites

    Synonymsnew world anteater

  3. nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata

    Synonymsaardvarkant bearorycteropus afer

  4. small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct

    Synonymsnumbatbanded anteatermyrmecobius fasciatus

  5. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea

    Synonymsechidnaspiny anteater

  6. a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia

    Synonymsechidnaspiny anteater

Is ANTEATER a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ANTEATER worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
a 1n 1t 1e 1a 1t 1e 1r 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
a 1n 2t 1e 1a 1t 1e 1r 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
a 1n 1t 1e 1a 1t 1e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
a 1n 1t 1e 1a 1t 1e 1r 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ANTEATER

Hooks for ANTEATER

Add one letter to the front or back of ANTEATER to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

anteaters

Words that end like ANTEATER

Common words that share the ending -EATER, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

greatereatersweaterbeaterheaterneater
All words ending in -EATER

Anteater: quick answers

Is ANTEATER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ANTEATER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ANTEATER worth?
ANTEATER scores 8 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does anteater mean?
As a noun, anteater means “toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ANTEATER?
You can make 133 shorter words from ANTEATER, such as ENTREAT, RATTEEN, TARTANE, TERNATE. See the full list.