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Cetacean

Q: What does cetacean mean?

As a noun, cetacean means “large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

c ₃e ₁t ₁a ₁c ₃e ₁a ₁n ₁

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 8 letters · Less common

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

What does cetacean mean?

noun

large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
Synonymscetacean mammalblower

adjective

of or relating to whales and dolphins etc
Synonymscetaceous

Is CETACEAN a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 CETACEAN worth?

Scrabble

12 pts

c ₃e ₁t ₁a ₁c ₃e ₁a ₁n ₁

Words With Friends

15 pts

c ₄e ₁t ₁a ₁c ₄e ₁a ₁n ₂

Wordfeud

14 pts

c ₄e ₁t ₁a ₁c ₄e ₁a ₁n ₁

NYT Crossplay

12 pts

c ₃e ₁t ₁a ₁c ₃e ₁a ₁n ₁

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

Words from the letters in CETACEAN

Best shorter words top 30 of 73

accent 10 caeca 9 catenae 9 acca 8 caca 8 catena 8 ceca 8 cetane 8 ecce 8 tenace 8 aceta 7 ctene 7 enact 7 tacan 7 acne 6 acta 6 ance 6 cane 6 cant 6 cate 6 cent 6 cete 6 tace 6 ace 5 act 5 antae 5 caa 5 can 5 cat 5 cee 5

See all 73 words made from CETACEAN

Hooks for CETACEAN

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

cetaceans

Words that end like CETACEAN

Common words that share the ending -EAN, 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 -EAN

Cetacean: quick answers

Is CETACEAN a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. CETACEAN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.

How many points is CETACEAN worth?

CETACEAN scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does cetacean mean?

As a noun, cetacean means “large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in CETACEAN?

You can make 73 shorter words from CETACEAN, such as ACCENT, CAECA, CATENAE, ACCA. See the full list.