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Is feral a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word feral is a Scrabble US word. The word feral is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

F4E1R1A1L1

Is feral a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word feral is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

F4E1R1A1L1

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Yes. The word feral is a Words With Friends word. The word feral is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

F4E1R1A1L2

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5-letter words (3 found)

FARLE,FERAL,FLARE,

4-letter words (15 found)

ALEF,ARLE,EARL,FARE,FARL,FEAL,FEAR,FLEA,FRAE,LAER,LARE,LEAF,LEAR,RALE,REAL,

3-letter words (15 found)

ALE,ALF,ARE,ARF,EAR,ELF,ERA,ERF,FAE,FAR,FER,FRA,LAR,LEA,REF,

2-letter words (11 found)

AE,AL,AR,EA,EF,EL,ER,FA,FE,LA,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 45 words from feral according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of feral

feral efral freal rfeal erfal refal fearl efarl faerl aferl eafrl aefrl frael rfael farel afrel rafel arfel erafl reafl earfl aerfl raefl arefl ferla efrla frela rfela erfla refla felra eflra flera lfera elfra lefra frlea rflea flrea lfrea rlfea lrfea erlfa relfa elrfa lerfa rlefa lrefa fealr efalr faelr afelr eaflr aeflr felar eflar flear lfear elfar lefar faler afler flaer lfaer alfer lafer ealfr aelfr elafr leafr alefr laefr frale rfale farle afrle rafle arfle frlae rflae flrae lfrae rlfae lrfae falre aflre flare lfare alfre lafre ralfe arlfe rlafe lrafe alrfe larfe eralf realf earlf aerlf raelf arelf erlaf relaf elraf leraf rleaf lreaf ealrf aelrf elarf learf alerf laerf ralef arlef rlaef lraef alref laref

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Definitions and meaning of feral

feral

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French féral, from fer + -al, or borrowed from a Late Latin fērālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹəl/, /ˈfɪəɹəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹəl, -ɪəɹəl
  • Homophones: ferryl, Farrell (Mary–marry–merry merger)

Adjective

feral (comparative more feral, superlative most feral)

  1. Wild; untamed.
  2. (of an animal) Wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors.
  3. (of a person) Contemptible; unruly; misbehaved.
  4. (Internet slang) Engrossed by a certain thought, behavior, person, etc.
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Translations

Noun

feral (plural ferals)

  1. A domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.
  2. (Australia, colloquial) A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly.
  3. (Australia, colloquial) A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle.
  4. (furry subculture) A character in furry art or literature which has the physical characteristics (body) of a regular animal (typically quadripedal), that may or may not be able to communicate with humans or anthros (contrasts anthro)
    The story is about a group of ferals which have to explore the ruins of society after the humans die out.

Usage notes

  • Feral in the furry-related sense can refer to both regular animals as well as characters which have the bodies of regular animals but the intelligence of a human. Intelligent feral characters are often depicted as speaking with other characters, but may only be able to speak with other ferals and not humans or anthros due to a language barrier.

Etymology 2

From Latin fērālis (“funereal”), from Proto-Italic *fēz-ālis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“god, sacred place”).

Adjective

feral (comparative more feral, superlative most feral)

  1. Deadly, fatal.
  2. Of or pertaining to the dead, funereal.

Anagrams

  • flare

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Late Latin ferālis, from Latin ferus (“wild”), or formed from fiero +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feˈɾal/ [feˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: fe‧ral

Adjective

feral m or f (masculine and feminine plural ferales)

  1. feral

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Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org