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What does cheetah mean? Is cheetah a Scrabble word?

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Is cheetah a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cheetah is a Scrabble US word. The word cheetah is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is cheetah a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cheetah is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

C3H4E1E1T1A1H4

Is cheetah a Words With Friends word?

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

C4H3E1E1T1A1H3

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7-letter words (1 found)

CHEETAH,

6-letter words (3 found)

CHETAH,EATCHE,THECAE,

5-letter words (9 found)

CHEAT,CHETH,EATHE,HATCH,HEATH,HECHT,TACHE,TEACH,THECA,

4-letter words (23 found)

ACHE,CATE,CETE,CHAT,EACH,EATH,ECHE,ECHT,EECH,ETCH,ETHE,HAET,HATE,HATH,HEAT,HECH,HETE,HETH,TACE,TACH,TECH,THAE,THEE,

3-letter words (22 found)

ACE,ACH,ACT,ATE,CAT,CEE,CHA,CHE,EAT,ECH,ETA,ETH,HAE,HAH,HAT,HEH,HET,TAE,TEA,TEC,TEE,THE,

2-letter words (12 found)

AE,AH,AT,CH,EA,EE,EH,ET,HA,HE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 71 words from cheetah according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cheetah

cheetah

Alternative forms

  • chetah, cheeta (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard, panther”), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored, speckled”) (akin to Old High German haitar (“bright”) > German heiter; Old Norse heiðr (“bright”)) + Sanskrit काय (kāya, “body”), thus “having a spotted body”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːtə/, /ˈt͡ʃiːtɑ/
  • Rhymes: -iːtə
  • Homophones: Chita, cheater (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun

cheetah (plural cheetahs)

  1. A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; native to Africa and southeast Asia (where it is nearly extinct) and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal.

Synonyms

  • guepard (archaic), hunting cat, hunting leopard

Derived terms

  • American cheetah (†Miracinonyx trumanii)
  • do cheetah flips
  • king cheetah

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: chita
  • → Spanish: chita

Translations

See also

  • cheetah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Acinonyx jubatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Acinonyx jubatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References


Source: wiktionary.org