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Is mongoose a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word mongoose is a Scrabble US word. The word mongoose is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is mongoose a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word mongoose is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

M3O1N1G2O1O1S1E1

Is mongoose a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word mongoose is a Words With Friends word. The word mongoose is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (2 found)

GONOSOME,MONGOOSE,

7-letter words (1 found)

MONGOES,

6-letter words (5 found)

GENOMS,GNOMES,MONGOE,MONGOS,SMOOGE,

5-letter words (18 found)

EMONG,GENOM,GNOME,GOONS,GOOSE,MENGS,MESON,MONGO,MONGS,MONOS,MOONG,MOONS,MOOSE,NOMES,NOMOS,NOOSE,OMENS,SEGNO,

4-letter words (43 found)

EGOS,EMOS,ENGS,EONS,GEMS,GENS,GEOS,GOES,GONE,GONS,GOON,GOOS,MEGS,MENG,MENO,MOES,MOGS,MONG,MONO,MONS,MOON,MOOS,MOSE,NEGS,NOES,NOGS,NOME,NOMS,NOSE,OMEN,ONES,ONOS,OOMS,OONS,OOSE,SEGO,SMOG,SNOG,SOME,SONE,SONG,SOOM,SOON,

3-letter words (40 found)

EGO,EMO,EMS,ENG,ENS,EON,GEM,GEN,GEO,GOE,GON,GOO,GOS,MEG,MEN,MES,MOE,MOG,MON,MOO,MOS,NEG,NOG,NOM,NOO,NOS,OES,OMS,ONE,ONO,ONS,OOM,OON,OOS,OSE,SEG,SEN,SOG,SOM,SON,

2-letter words (14 found)

EM,EN,ES,GO,ME,MO,NE,NO,OE,OM,ON,OO,OS,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 124 words from mongoose according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of mongoose

mongoose

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Alternative forms

  • mungoose (archaic)

Etymology

First attested in the 1690s. Borrowed from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs), from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (muṃgusa), from Sanskrit मद्गुश (madguśa). Ultimately a Dravidian borrowing (compare Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa)). Spelling altered by folk-etymological association with goose. Displaced native Old English nǣderbita (literally “snake biter”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɒŋ.ɡuːs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑŋ.ɡus/, /ˈmʌŋ.ɡus/
  • Rhymes: -ɒŋɡuːs, -ɑŋɡus, -ʌŋɡus

Noun

mongoose (plural mongooses or (nonstandard) mongeese)

  1. Any of several species of generalist predatory Carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. The Indian mongoose is noted as a predator of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.
  2. Any members of family Eupleridae of Malagasy mongooses, only distantly related to the Herpestidae, but resembling them in appearance and habits, with larger ears and ringed tails.

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Anagrams

  • gonosome

Source: wiktionary.org