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Is caveman a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word caveman is a Scrabble US word. The word caveman is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is caveman a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word caveman is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Is caveman a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word caveman is a Words With Friends word. The word caveman is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

CAVEMAN,

5-letter words (2 found)

CAMAN,MAVEN,

4-letter words (20 found)

ACME,ACNE,AMEN,ANCE,CAMA,CAME,CANE,CAVA,CAVE,MACA,MACE,MANA,MANE,MEAN,NAAM,NAME,NAVE,NEMA,VANE,VENA,

3-letter words (23 found)

ACE,AMA,AME,ANA,ANE,AVA,AVE,CAA,CAM,CAN,EAN,MAA,MAC,MAE,MAN,MEN,MNA,NAE,NAM,NAV,VAC,VAE,VAN,

2-letter words (11 found)

AA,AE,AM,AN,EA,EM,EN,MA,ME,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 58 words from caveman according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of caveman

caveman

Etymology

From cave +‎ man, based on the supposition that early humans dwelt in caves.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: cave‧man

Noun

caveman (plural cavemen)

  1. An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
    The political cartoon showed the politician as a caveman, clubbing the budget depicted as a mammoth.
  2. (informal, figuratively, derogatory) A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.
    1. (informal, figuratively, derogatory) A brutish person, one who behaves in a rough, uncivilized way.
      The football squad was made up of cavemen who were responsible for trashing many a locker room.
    2. (informal, figuratively, derogatory) Someone, especially a man, who has regressive, old-fashioned attitudes, particularly with regard to women; someone opposed to change or modernity.
      Old Sven is a bit of a caveman; he figures giving women the right to vote was a bad idea.
      Pat is a real caveman when it comes to tech, and refuses to get a smartphone.

Synonyms

  • (early humans or related species): hominid, hominin, Neanderthal, troglodyte
  • (brutish or savage person): boor, knuckle dragger, lout, Neanderthal, savage, thug, troglodyte
  • (person with regressive opinions): male chauvinist, Neanderthal,

Hypernyms

  • cave dweller

Coordinate terms

  • cavewoman

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • man cave, mancave

Source: wiktionary.org