anteater

NOUN /ænt,itər/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

anteater is a valid 8-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1N1T1E1A1T1E1R1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does anteater mean?

NOUN · 6 SENSES
1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

BROADER