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Is caiman a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word caiman is a Scrabble US word. The word caiman is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is caiman a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word caiman is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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6-letter words (2 found)

CAIMAN,MANIAC,

5-letter words (7 found)

AMAIN,AMNIA,AMNIC,ANIMA,CAMAN,MANIA,MANIC,

4-letter words (13 found)

ACAI,AMIA,AMIN,CAIN,CAMA,CAMI,MACA,MAIN,MANA,MANI,MICA,MINA,NAAM,

3-letter words (17 found)

AIA,AIM,AIN,AMA,AMI,ANA,ANI,CAA,CAM,CAN,MAA,MAC,MAN,MIC,MNA,NAM,NIM,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AI,AM,AN,IN,MA,MI,NA,

You can make 47 words from caiman according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of caiman

caiman

Alternative forms

  • cayman

Etymology

From Spanish caimán or Portuguese caimão, from Kari'na acayouman.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.mən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪmən

Noun

caiman (plural caimans)

  1. (strictly) Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.
    • 2002, International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Brown bear - Cheetah, 3rd Edition, page 358,
      The caimans are found in South America, mainly in the Amazon basin, with one species extending into the southern part of Mexico and another reaching northern parts of Argentina.
  2. (loosely) A crocodilian of the subfamily Caimaninae, which includes the very large black caiman.
  3. A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena, found in South America. To differentiate from caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • alligator, gator
  • crocodile, croc
  • gavial, gharial

References

Further reading

  • caiman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • -maniac, Mancia, mancia, maniac

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caimán, from Kari'na acayuman.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəjˈman]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [kajˈman]
  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

caiman m (plural caimans)

  1. caiman

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “caiman” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French caïman.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kajˈman/
  • Hyphenation: cai‧man

Noun

caiman m (plural caimani)

  1. caiman

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org