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Is giraffe a Scrabble word?

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

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Is giraffe a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is giraffe a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word giraffe is a Words With Friends word. The word giraffe is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (2 found)

GIRAFFE,RIFFAGE,

6-letter words (2 found)

GAFFER,GRIFFE,

5-letter words (7 found)

AFIRE,FERIA,FIFER,GAFFE,GRAFF,GRIEF,GRIFF,

4-letter words (25 found)

AGER,AREG,FAIR,FARE,FEAR,FIAR,FIEF,FIER,FIFE,FIRE,FRAE,FRAG,FRIG,GAFF,GAIR,GARE,GARI,GEAR,RAFF,RAGE,RAGI,REFI,REIF,RIFE,RIFF,

3-letter words (34 found)

AFF,AGE,AIR,ARE,ARF,EAR,EFF,ERA,ERF,ERG,FAE,FAG,FAR,FEG,FER,FIE,FIG,FIR,FRA,GAE,GAR,GER,GIE,GIF,IFF,IRE,RAG,RAI,REF,REG,REI,RIA,RIF,RIG,

2-letter words (12 found)

AE,AG,AI,AR,EA,EF,ER,FA,FE,GI,IF,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 83 words from giraffe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of giraffe

giraffe

Etymology

From Middle French giraffe (Modern French girafe), from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa, “giraffe”); ultimately from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā), a compound of زُرْنَا (zurnā, “flute”) and پَا (pā, “leg”). Displaced earlier camelopard.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dʒɪˈɹɑːf/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈɹæf/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːf

Noun

giraffe (plural giraffes or giraffe)

  1. A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.
  2. A giraffe unicycle.
  3. (Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.
  4. (Internet slang, uncommon) A very tall individual.

Synonyms

  • African skyscraper
  • camelopard
  • (a laugh) bubble bath, bubble

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Further reading

  • giraffe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Giraffa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Giraffa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • riffage

Dutch

Etymology

Possibly via German Giraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒiˈrɑf/
  • Hyphenation: gi‧raf‧fe
  • Rhymes: -ɑf

Noun

giraffe f (plural giraffen or giraffes, diminutive giraffetje n or girafje n)

  1. Alternative spelling of giraf.

French

Pronunciation

Noun

giraffe f (plural giraffes)

  1. Archaic spelling of girafe.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈraf.fe/
  • Rhymes: -affe
  • Hyphenation: gi‧ràf‧fe

Noun

giraffe f

  1. plural of giraffa

Source: wiktionary.org