ANTEATER — 8 letter word
anteater
The word anteater has 8 letters: A, N, T, E, A, T, E, R. It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites".
8 letter word "anteater": A N T E A T E R — noun
Scrabble score: 8 Words With Friends: 9
Letter Analysis of anteater
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
4 vowels, 4 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of anteater
noun
- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites Synonyms: echidna
- a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites Synonyms: echidna
- small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites Synonyms: numbat
- nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites Synonyms: aardvark, ant bear
- any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
- toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites Synonyms: pangolin, scaly anteater