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Is caracal a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word caracal is a Scrabble US word. The word caracal is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

C3A1R1A1C3A1L1

Is caracal a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word caracal is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

C3A1R1A1C3A1L1

Is caracal a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word caracal is a Words With Friends word. The word caracal is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1R1A1C4A1L2

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7-letter words (1 found)

CARACAL,

6-letter words (1 found)

CALCAR,

5-letter words (1 found)

CRAAL,

4-letter words (5 found)

ACCA,ALAR,CACA,CARL,RACA,

3-letter words (8 found)

AAL,ALA,ARC,CAA,CAL,CAR,LAC,LAR,

2-letter words (4 found)

AA,AL,AR,LA,

You can make 20 words from caracal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of caracal

caracal

Etymology

From French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish قره‌ قولاق (kara kulak, literally “black ear”), a calque of Classical Persian سیاه‌گوش (siyāh-gōš). Compare modern Turkish karakulak.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæɹ.əˌkæl/ (accents without the Mary–marry–merry merger)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkeɚ.əˌkæl/, /ˈkɛɚ.əˌkæl/ (accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger)
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧cal, car‧a‧cal

Noun

caracal (plural caracals)

  1. A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.

Synonyms

  • African lynx, Asian lynx, Persian lynx, Indian lynx, desert lynx (varying with location); lynx (improper)

Translations

References

  • caracal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Caracal on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Caracal on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • Caracal caracal in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.
  • “caracal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “caracal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish قره‌قولاق (kara kulak), a calque of Persian سیاه‌گوش (siyah guš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaː.raːˌkɑl/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧cal

Noun

caracal m (plural caracals, diminutive caracalletje n)

  1. caracal, Caracal caracal
    Synonym: woestijnlynx

Hypernyms

  • katachtige

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish karakulak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ʁa.kal/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧cal

Noun

caracal m (plural caracals)

  1. caracal
    Synonyms: lynx du désert, lynx de Perse

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish karakulak.

Noun

caracal m (invariable)

  1. caracal
    Synonym: lince persiana

Anagrams

  • acclara, calcara

Portuguese

Etymology

From Turkish karakulak.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧cal

Noun

caracal m (plural caracais)

  1. caracal (Caracal caracal)
    Synonym: lince-do-deserto

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾaˈkal/ [ka.ɾaˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ca‧ra‧cal

Noun

caracal m (plural caracales)

  1. caracal

Further reading

  • “caracal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org