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Is hurricane a Scrabble word?

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

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Is hurricane a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4U1R1R1I1C3A1N1E1

Is hurricane a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hurricane is a Words With Friends word. The word hurricane is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3U2R1R1I1C4A1N2E1

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9-letter words (3 found)

HURRICANE,RAUNCHIER,UNCHARIER,

8-letter words (3 found)

CURARINE,ECHIURAN,UNHAIRER,

7-letter words (10 found)

ARCHINE,CARNIER,CHAINER,CHARIER,CHIRREN,CHURNER,CURNIER,RANCHER,REINCUR,UNCHAIR,

6-letter words (35 found)

ACHIER,ANURIC,ARCHEI,ARCHER,CAHIER,CANIER,CARNIE,CHAINE,CHENAR,CHINAR,CHIRRE,CURARE,CURARI,CURIAE,CURRAN,CURRIE,ENARCH,ENRICH,ERIACH,EUCAIN,HERNIA,INARCH,INCHER,NICHER,NUCHAE,RACIER,RAUNCH,RICHEN,RICHER,RUINER,UNCIAE,UNHAIR,URACHI,URANIC,URCHIN,

5-letter words (72 found)

AIRER,ARCHI,AREIC,ARUHE,AUREI,AURIC,CAIRN,CANEH,CANER,CARER,CAURI,CERIA,CHAIN,CHAIR,CHARE,CHARR,CHINA,CHINE,CHIRR,CHIRU,CHURN,CHURR,CRANE,CRARE,CRENA,CRIER,CRINE,CRURA,CUNEI,CURER,CURIA,CURIE,ENIAC,ERICA,HANCE,HINAU,HIRER,HURRA,INCUR,INURE,NACHE,NACRE,NAIRU,NARIC,NARRE,NAUCH,NICER,NICHE,NUCHA,RACER,RACHE,RAHUI,RAINE,RANCE,RANCH,REACH,RECUR,RERAN,RERUN,RHINE,RICER,RUCHE,RUNCH,RUNIC,UNCIA,UNICA,URAEI,URARE,URARI,UREIC,URENA,URINE,

4-letter words (77 found)

ACER,ACHE,ACNE,ACRE,AINE,AIRN,ANCE,ARCH,AUNE,CAIN,CANE,CARE,CARN,CARR,CHAI,CHAR,CHER,CHIA,CHIN,CHUR,CINE,CIRE,CRAN,CRIA,CRUE,CURE,CURN,CURR,EACH,EARN,ECRU,EINA,ERHU,ERIC,HAEN,HAIN,HAIR,HARE,HARN,HAUN,HEAR,HEIR,HERN,HIRE,HUER,HUIA,HUIC,ICER,INCH,IURE,NACH,NARC,NARE,NEAR,NICE,NURR,RACE,RACH,RAIN,RANI,RARE,RAUN,REAN,REAR,REIN,RHEA,RICE,RICH,RINE,RUER,RUIN,RUNE,UNAI,UNCE,UNCI,UREA,URIC,

3-letter words (58 found)

ACE,ACH,AHI,AIN,AIR,ANE,ANI,ARC,ARE,AUE,CAN,CAR,CHA,CHE,CHI,CRU,CUE,CUR,EAN,EAR,EAU,ECH,ECU,ERA,ERN,ERR,HAE,HAN,HEN,HER,HIC,HIE,HIN,HUE,HUI,HUN,ICE,ICH,IRE,NAE,NAH,NIE,NUR,RAH,RAI,RAN,REC,REH,REI,REN,RIA,RIN,RUC,RUE,RUN,UNI,URE,URN,

2-letter words (21 found)

AE,AH,AI,AN,AR,CH,EA,EH,EN,ER,HA,HE,HI,IN,NA,NE,NU,RE,UH,UN,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 280 words from hurricane according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hurricane

hurricane

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hŭr′ĭ-kən, hŭr′ĭ-kān', IPA(key): /ˈhʌɹɪkən/, /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/
  • (US) enPR: hŭr′ĭ-kān', hûr′ǐ-kān', IPA(key): /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/, /ˈhɝɪkeɪn/
  • (accents without the "Hurry-furry" merger)
  • (accents with the "Hurry-furry" merger)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno *hurakā.

Alternative forms

  • hero-cane (obsolete)

Noun

hurricane (plural hurricanes)

  1. A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
  2. (meteorology) A wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm.
  3. (figurative) A great forceful onrush.
  4. (cocktails) A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice, and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
Coordinate terms
  • (type of a cyclone): cyclone, tropical storm, typhoon
  • (meteorology): breeze, gale, storm
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Bislama: hariken
Translations
See also
  • anticyclone
  • wind

Etymology 2

Coined by Jeret Peterson.

Noun

hurricane (plural hurricanes)

  1. (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip
See also
  • (freestyle aerial skiing): rudy, randy, daffy, full, double-full, triple-full, lay, back, slap-back, stretch

Anagrams

  • raunchier

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /y.ʁi.kan/

Noun

hurricane m (plural hurricanes)

  1. hurricane

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org