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Yes. The word hamster is a Scrabble US word. The word hamster is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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7-letter words (1 found)

HAMSTER,

6-letter words (19 found)

ARMETS,EARTHS,HAREMS,HATERS,HEARTS,MASHER,MASTER,MATERS,MATRES,MEATHS,RAMETS,SHAMER,SHMEAR,SMEATH,STREAM,TAMERS,THARMS,THERMS,TREMAS,

5-letter words (70 found)

ARETS,ARMET,ASHET,ASTER,EARST,EARTH,HAEMS,HAETS,HAMES,HAREM,HARES,HARMS,HARTS,HASTE,HATER,HATES,HEARS,HEART,HEAST,HEATS,HERMA,HERMS,MARES,MARSE,MARSH,MARTS,MASER,MATER,MATES,MATHS,MEATH,MEATS,METHS,RAMET,RATES,RATHE,RATHS,REAMS,REAST,RESAT,RHEAS,SATEM,SHAME,SHARE,SHEAR,SMART,SMEAR,STARE,STEAM,STEAR,STRAE,TAHRS,TAMER,TAMES,TARES,TASER,TEAMS,TEARS,TEHRS,TERAS,TERMS,THARM,THARS,THEMA,THERM,THRAE,TRAMS,TRASH,TREMA,TREMS,

4-letter words (99 found)

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3-letter words (60 found)

AHS,AME,ARE,ARM,ARS,ART,ASH,ATE,ATS,EAR,EAS,EAT,EHS,EMS,ERA,ERM,ERS,EST,ETA,ETH,HAE,HAM,HAS,HAT,HEM,HER,HES,HET,MAE,MAR,MAS,MAT,MEH,MES,MET,RAH,RAM,RAS,RAT,REH,REM,RES,RET,SAE,SAM,SAR,SAT,SEA,SER,SET,SHA,SHE,SMA,TAE,TAM,TAR,TAS,TEA,TES,THE,

2-letter words (22 found)

AE,AH,AM,AR,AS,AT,EA,EH,EM,ER,ES,ET,HA,HE,HM,MA,ME,RE,SH,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 272 words from hamster according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hamster

hamster

Alternative forms

  • hampster (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hamster (see for etymology). Displaced earlier term German rat.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhæm(p)stɚ/

Noun

hamster (plural hamsters)

  1. Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
    1. especially of species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) and species of genus Phodopus (dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research.
  2. Other rodents of similar appearance, such as the maned hamster or crested hamster, Lophiomys imhausi, mouse-like hamsters of genus Calomyscus, and the white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus).

Synonyms

  • (golden hamster): Syrian hamster

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: ハムスター (hamusutā)
  • → Korean: 햄스터 (haemseuteo)
  • → Tagalog: hamster
  • → Thai: แฮมสเตอร์ (hɛms-dtə̂ə)
  • → Turkish: hamster

Translations

See also

  • gerbil
  • guinea pig
  • mouse
  • rat

Verb

hamster (third-person singular simple present hamsters, present participle hamstering, simple past and past participle hamstered)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.
    Synonym: stash

Translations

References


Further reading

  • hamster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Golden hamster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • hamster in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.

Anagrams

  • Amherst, harmest

Danish

Etymology

From German Hamster.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɑmˀsd̥ɐ]

Noun

hamster c (singular definite hamsteren, plural indefinite hamstere)

  1. a hamster

Declension

References

  • “hamster” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑmstər/
  • Hyphenation: ham‧ster

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Hamster.

Noun

hamster m (plural hamsters, diminutive hamstertje n)

  1. hamster
Derived terms
  • dwerghamster
  • goudhamster
  • hamsterbal
  • hamsteren
  • hamstermolen
Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: hamster

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hamster

  1. inflection of hamsteren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hamster and ultimately of Balto-Slavic origin.

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /am.stɛʁ/
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /am.stɚ/

Noun

hamster m (plural hamsters)

  1. hamster

Further reading

  • “hamster”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Verb

hamster

  1. singular imperative of hamstern

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Hamster.

Noun

hamster m (definite singular hamsteren, indefinite plural hamstere or hamstre or hamstrer, definite plural hamsterne or hamstrene)

  1. a hamster

References

  • “hamster” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Hamster.

Noun

hamster m (definite singular hamsteren, indefinite plural hamsterar, definite plural hamsterane)

  1. a hamster

References

  • “hamster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • hámster (uncommon)
  • hâmster (rare)

Etymology

From German Hamster and ultimately of Balto-Slavic origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

hamster m (plural hamsters)

  1. hamster (small, short-tailed European rodent)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hamster.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈham.ster/

Noun

hamster m (plural hamsteri)

  1. hamster

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From German Hamster and ultimately of Balto-Slavic origin.

Noun

hamster c

  1. a hamster

Declension

Related terms

  • guldhamster
  • hamsterbur
  • hamsterhjul
  • hamstra
  • hamstrare
  • hamstring

References

  • hamster in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • hamster in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • hamster in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English hamster.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhamsteɾ/, [ˈhams.tɛɾ]
  • Hyphenation: hams‧ter

Noun

hamster (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. hamster

Turkish

Etymology

From English hamster.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɑm.s(ɯ)tæɾ]
  • Hyphenation: hams‧ter

Noun

hamster (definite accusative hamsteri, plural hamsterler)

  1. hamster

Declension


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