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Anteaters

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

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noun · 9 letters · Common · plural of anteater

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

What does anteaters 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

Definitions shown for anteater, the base form of anteaters.

Is ANTEATERS 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 ANTEATERS worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

10 pts
a 1n 2t 1e 1a 1t 1e 1r 1s 1

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in ANTEATERS

Words that end like ANTEATERS

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

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All words ending in -EATERS

Anteaters: quick answers

Is ANTEATERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ANTEATERS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ANTEATERS worth?
ANTEATERS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does anteaters mean?
anteaters is the plural of anteater, which 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 ANTEATERS?
You can make 391 shorter words from ANTEATERS, such as ANTEATER, ARSENATE, ENTREATS, RATTEENS. See the full list.