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Yes. The word iguana is a Scrabble US word. The word iguana is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word iguana is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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6-letter words (1 found)

IGUANA,

5-letter words (4 found)

AGAIN,AGUNA,AINGA,GUANA,

4-letter words (9 found)

AGIN,AIGA,ANGA,GAIN,GAUN,GUAN,NAGA,NGAI,UNAI,

3-letter words (15 found)

AGA,AIA,AIN,ANA,ANI,AUA,GAN,GAU,GIN,GNU,GUN,ING,NAG,NUG,UNI,

2-letter words (11 found)

AA,AG,AI,AN,GI,GU,IN,NA,NU,UG,UN,

You can make 40 words from iguana according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of iguana

iguana

Etymology

From Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪ.ɡjuˈɑːnə/, /ɪˈɡwɑːnə/
  • (US) enPR: ĭ-gwäʹ-nə, IPA(key): /ɪˈɡwɑnə/, /əˈɡwɑnə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Noun

iguana (plural iguanas)

  1. A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.
  2. (zoology) Any member of the genus Iguana.
  3. Colloquially, in America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.
  4. Colloquially, in Africa, any large member of the genus Varanus, especially the aquatic Nile monitor (see leguan).
  5. (Australia, formerly) Any member of the genus Varanus (see goanna).

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • “iguana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “iguana”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • Iguana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Iguana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Iguana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • Guiana, Inagua

Galician

Noun

iguana f (plural iguanas)

  1. iguana

Further reading

  • “iguana” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈɡwa.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: i‧guà‧na

Noun

iguana f (plural iguane)

  1. iguana

Anagrams

  • Guiana, agunai, guaina

Japanese

Romanization

iguana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of イグアナ

Kikuyu

Etymology

Reciprocal form of kũigua (“to hear”); literally, “to hear each other”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɣuana/

Verb

iguana (infinitive kũiguana)

  1. to agree
  2. to be reconciled
  3. to be in one mind
  4. to be friendly

Related terms

(Nouns)

  • ũiguano class 14

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.ɡuˈa.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: i‧gu‧a‧na

Noun

iguana f

  1. iguana
    Synonym: legwan

Declension

Further reading

  • iguana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • iguana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • iguano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish iguana.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɐnɐ
  • Hyphenation: i‧gua‧na

Noun

iguana f or (rare) m (plural iguanas)

  1. iguana

Usage notes

  • The gender of this Portuguese word is always feminine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “iguana-macho” for male, and “iguana-fêmea” for female.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno *iwana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈɡwana/ [iˈɣ̞wa.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: i‧gua‧na

Noun

iguana f (plural iguanas)

  1. iguana

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

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

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iɡʋˈɑnɑ]
  • Hyphenation: i‧gu‧a‧na

Noun

iguana (definite accusative iguanayı, plural iguanalar)

  1. iguana

Declension


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