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Yes. The word koala is a Scrabble US word. The word koala is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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5-letter words (1 found)

KOALA,

4-letter words (3 found)

ALKO,KAAL,KOLA,

3-letter words (6 found)

AAL,AKA,ALA,KOA,OAK,OKA,

2-letter words (7 found)

AA,AL,KA,KO,LA,LO,OK,

You can make 17 words from koala according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of koala

koala okala kaola akola oakla aokla kolaa oklaa kloaa lkoaa olkaa lokaa kaloa akloa klaoa lkaoa alkoa lakoa oalka aolka olaka loaka aloka laoka koaal okaal kaoal akoal oakal aokal koaal okaal kaoal akoal oakal aokal kaaol akaol kaaol akaol aakol aakol oaakl aoakl oaakl aoakl aaokl aaokl kolaa oklaa kloaa lkoaa olkaa lokaa koala okala kaola akola oakla aokla klaoa lkaoa kaloa akloa lakoa alkoa olaka loaka oalka aolka laoka aloka kalao aklao klaao lkaao alkao lakao kaalo akalo kaalo akalo aaklo aaklo klaao lkaao kalao aklao lakao alkao alako laako aalko aalko laako alako oalak aolak olaak loaak aloak laoak oaalk aoalk oaalk aoalk aaolk aaolk olaak loaak oalak aolak laoak aloak alaok laaok aalok aalok laaok alaok

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Definitions and meaning of koala

koala

Etymology

From Dharug gula or gulawany.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: kō-ä'lə, IPA(key): /koʊ.ˈɑː.lə/, /kəʊ.ˈɑː.lə/, /ˈkwɑː.lə/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /kə.ˈwɑː.lə/, /kəʊ.ˈɑː.lə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːlə

Noun

koala (plural koalas)

  1. A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
    Synonyms: Phascolarctos cinereus, koala bear, (obsolete) native bear, (obsolete) native monkey, carbora

Derived terms

Related terms

  • drop bear

Translations

See also

  • Gundaroo bullock
  • koala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Phascolarctos cinereus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

  • Kalao, lakao

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Dharug.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koala/ [ko.a.la]
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la

Noun

koala anim

  1. koala

Declension

Further reading

  • "koala" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug.

Noun

koala (singular definite ?, plural indefinite koala)

  1. koala
    Synonym: koalabjørn

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

From Dharug gula or gulawany.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la

Noun

koala m (plural koala's, diminutive koalaatje n)

  1. koala
    Synonym: koalabeer

Fijian

Etymology

Borrowed from English koala.

Noun

koala

  1. koala

Finnish

Etymology

From English koala, from Dharug gula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoɑlɑ/, [ˈko̞ɑ̝lɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oɑlɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ko‧a‧la

Noun

koala

  1. koala

Declension

Further reading

  • “koala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

  • kolaa, lakoa, lokaa, olkaa

French

Etymology

English koala, from Dharug.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.a.la/
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

koala m (plural koalas)

  1. koala

Further reading

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

Galician

Noun

koala m (plural koalas)

  1. koala

Hungarian

Etymology

From English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkoɒlɒ]
  • Rhymes: -ɒlɒ
  • Hyphenation: ko‧a‧la
  • Rhymes: -lɒ

Noun

koala (plural koalák)

  1. koala

Declension

References

Indonesian

Etymology

From English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [koˈala]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧ala

Noun

koala (first-person possessive koalaku, second-person possessive koalamu, third-person possessive koalanya)

  1. koala: a tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.

Further reading

  • “koala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Interlingua

Noun

koala

  1. koala

Italian

Alternative forms

  • coala

Etymology

Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈa.la/
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Hyphenation: ko‧à‧la

Noun

koala m (invariable)

  1. koala

Further reading

  • koala in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • koala in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • koala in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • koàla in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • koàla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Marshallese

Noun

koala

  1. koala

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔˈa.la/
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: ko‧a‧la

Noun

koala f

  1. koala

Declension

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: kòala

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French koala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈa.la/

Noun

koala m or f (plural koala)

  1. koala
    Synonym: urs koala

Declension

  • Because of its unusual ending, this noun cannot be inflected normally. Inflected forms are often avoided.

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • coala

Etymology

Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug gula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈala/ [koˈa.la]
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: ko‧a‧la

Noun

koala m (plural koalas)

  1. koala

Further reading

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

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English koala.

Pronunciation

Noun

koala (n class, plural koala)

  1. koala

Swedish

Noun

koala c

  1. koala
    Synonyms: koalabjörn, (uncommon) pungbjörn

Declension

References

  • koala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • koala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English koala.

Noun

koala

  1. bandicoot

Turkish

Etymology

From English koala, from Dharug gula or gulawany.

Pronunciation

Noun

koala (definite accusative koalayı, plural koalalar)

  1. koala

Declension

Synonyms

  • keseli ayı (“marsupial bear”)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧]
  • Phonetic: cô a la

Noun

koala

  1. koala
    Synonyms: gấu túi, gấu túi koala

Source: wiktionary.org