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Yes. The word rhinoceros is a Scrabble US word. The word rhinoceros is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is rhinoceros a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rhinoceros is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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

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10-letter words (1 found)

RHINOCEROS,

9-letter words (1 found)

ISOCHRONE,

8-letter words (14 found)

CHOOSIER,CHORINES,CHORIONS,CHORRIES,COEHORNS,COHESION,CORONERS,CROONERS,CROONIER,HONORERS,ISOCHORE,ISOCHRON,RESORCIN,SCHOONER,

7-letter words (49 found)

CEROONS,CHIRREN,CHIRRES,CHOOSER,CHORINE,CHORION,CHORRIE,CIRROSE,COEHORN,COHEIRS,COHORNS,COINERS,COORIES,CORNERS,CORNIER,CORONER,CORONIS,CORRIES,CRINOSE,CRONIES,CRONISH,CROONER,CROSIER,EROSION,HEROICS,HEROINS,HEROONS,HONORER,HORNERS,HORNIER,HORSIER,INCHERS,INSHORE,IRONERS,ISOCHOR,NICHERS,OCHRIER,ONSHORE,ORCEINS,ORCINES,ORRICES,RECOINS,RICHENS,ROSINER,SCHNORR,SCORNER,SERICON,SOREHON,SOROCHE,

6-letter words (100 found)

CENSOR,CEROON,CERRIS,CHINES,CHINOS,CHINSE,CHIROS,CHIRRE,CHIRRS,CHOIRS,CHOONS,CHOOSE,CHORES,CHOSEN,COHEIR,COHENS,COHOES,COHORN,COINER,CONIES,COOERS,COORIE,COOSEN,COOSER,COOSIN,CORERS,CORIES,CORNER,CORRIE,COSHER,COSIER,COSINE,CRIERS,CRINES,CRONES,CROONS,CRORES,ENRICH,HEROIC,HEROIN,HERONS,HEROON,HIRERS,HONERS,HONORS,HORNER,HORSIE,HORSON,HOSIER,ICHORS,ICONES,INCHER,INCHES,IRONER,IRONES,NICHER,NICHES,NOOSER,NOSHER,NOSIER,OCHERS,OCHONE,OCHRES,ONCERS,OORIER,OOSIER,ORCEIN,ORCHIS,ORCINE,ORCINS,ORISON,ORRICE,OSCINE,RECOIN,RECONS,RHINES,RHINOS,RHONES,RICERS,RICHEN,RICHER,RICHES,RINSER,ROCHES,RONEOS,ROOSER,ROSCOE,ROSIER,SCORER,SCRINE,SENHOR,SENIOR,SEROON,SHINER,SHORER,SHRINE,SNORER,SONERI,SOONER,SORNER,

5-letter words (136 found)

CEROS,CHINE,CHINO,CHINS,CHIRO,CHIRR,CHOIR,CHONS,CHOON,CHORE,CHOSE,CINES,CIONS,CIRES,COHEN,COHOE,COHOS,COINS,COIRS,CONES,COOER,COONS,CORER,CORES,CORNI,CORNO,CORNS,CORSE,CORSO,COSIE,CRIER,CRIES,CRINE,CRIOS,CRISE,CRONE,CRONS,CROON,CRORE,ECHOS,EOSIN,ERICS,HEIRS,HERNS,HERON,HEROS,HIRER,HIRES,HOERS,HOISE,HONER,HONES,HONOR,HOONS,HOORS,HORIS,HORNS,HORSE,HOSEN,HOSER,ICERS,ICHES,ICHOR,ICONS,IRONE,IRONS,NICER,NICHE,NOIRS,NOISE,NOOSE,NORIS,NOSER,OCHER,OCHES,OCHRE,OHONE,ONCER,ONCES,ONERS,OORIE,ORCIN,ORNIS,ORRIS,OSIER,RECON,REINS,RENOS,RESIN,RHIES,RHINE,RHINO,RHONE,RICER,RICES,RINES,RINSE,RISEN,RISER,ROHES,ROINS,RONEO,RONES,ROONS,ROOSE,RORES,RORIC,RORIE,ROSHI,ROSIN,SCION,SCONE,SCORE,SCORN,SEHRI,SENOR,SERIC,SERIN,SERON,SHERO,SHIER,SHINE,SHIRE,SHIRR,SHOER,SHONE,SHOON,SHORE,SHORN,SINCE,SIREN,SIROC,SNORE,SONCE,SONIC,SORER,

4-letter words (128 found)

CENS,CERO,CHER,CHIN,CHIS,CHON,CINE,CION,CIRE,COHO,COIN,COIR,CONE,CONI,CONS,COON,COOS,CORE,CORN,CORS,COSE,COSH,CRIS,CRON,ECHO,ECOS,EISH,EONS,ERIC,ERNS,EROS,ERRS,HEIR,HENS,HERN,HERO,HERS,HIES,HINS,HIRE,HISN,HOER,HOES,HOIS,HONE,HONS,HOON,HOOR,HORE,HORI,HORN,HORS,HOSE,ICER,ICES,ICHS,ICON,INCH,INRO,IONS,IRES,IRON,NESH,NICE,NIES,NISH,NOES,NOIR,NORI,NOSE,NOSH,OCHE,ONCE,ONER,ONES,ONIE,ONOS,OOHS,OONS,OOSE,ORCS,ORES,RECS,REHS,REIN,REIS,RENO,RENS,REOS,RESH,RHOS,RICE,RICH,RINE,RINS,RISE,ROCH,ROCS,ROES,ROHE,ROIN,RONE,ROON,ROOS,RORE,ROSE,SECH,SECO,SEIR,SERR,SHEN,SHIN,SHIR,SHOE,SHOO,SHRI,SICE,SICH,SIEN,SINE,SINH,SIRE,SOHO,SONE,SOON,SORE,SORI,SORN,

3-letter words (82 found)

CHE,CHI,CIS,CON,COO,COR,COS,ECH,ECO,EHS,ENS,EON,ERN,ERR,ERS,HEN,HER,HES,HIC,HIE,HIN,HIS,HOC,HOE,HOI,HON,HOO,HOS,ICE,ICH,INS,ION,IOS,IRE,ISH,ISO,NIE,NIS,NOH,NOO,NOR,NOS,OCH,OES,OHO,OHS,OIS,ONE,ONO,ONS,OOH,OON,OOR,OOS,ORC,ORE,ORS,OSE,REC,REH,REI,REN,REO,RES,RHO,RIN,ROC,ROE,ROO,SEC,SEI,SEN,SER,SHE,SHO,SIC,SIN,SIR,SOC,SOH,SON,SRI,

2-letter words (24 found)

CH,EH,EN,ER,ES,HE,HI,HO,IN,IO,IS,NE,NO,OE,OH,OI,ON,OO,OR,OS,RE,SH,SI,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 536 words from rhinoceros according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rhinoceros

rhinoceros

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs, “nose-horned”), composed of ῥῑ́ς, ῥῑνός (rhī́s, rhīnós, “nose, of (the) nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: rī-nŏsʹə-rəs; IPA(key): /ɹaɪˈnɒs.ə.ɹəs/
  • (US, Canada) enPR: rī-nŏʹsə-rəs; IPA(key): /ɹaɪˈnɑ.sə.ɹəs/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɹɑɪˈnɔs.ə.ɹəs/

Noun

rhinoceros (plural rhinoceros or rhinoceroses or (uncommon) rhinocerosses or (nonstandard) rhinoceri or (nonstandard) rhinoceroi or (now rare) rhinocerotes)

  1. Any of several large herbivorous ungulates native to Africa and Asia of the five extant species in the three extant genera in the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.
  2. (paleontology) A member of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea, including hornless members of the extinct genus Paraceratherium.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • First Rhinoceros Party
  • Second Rhinoceros Party
  • rhino
  • Rhino, Rhinos (cf. also the homophones: RINO, RINOs, Republican(s) In Name Only)
  • rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
  • rhinoceros beetle (Dynastinae spp.)
  • rhinoceros bird (Bucerotidae spp.)
  • Rhinoceros Party of Canada (French: Parti Rhinocéros du Canada) (1963–1993)
  • Rhinoceros Party (French: Parti Rhinocéros)
  • Rhino Party (French: Parti Rhino)

Translations

See also

  • abada
  • crash

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /riːˈno.ke.roːs/, [riːˈnɔkɛroːs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /riˈno.t͡ʃe.ros/, [riˈnɔːt͡ʃeros]

Noun

rhīnocerōs m (genitive rhīnocerōtis); third declension

  1. A rhinoceros
  2. A vessel made of a rhinoceros's horn
  3. A nickname for someone with a long nose.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

References

  • rhinoceros in Karl Ernst Georges, Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch
  • “rhinoceros”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “rhinoceros”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • rhinoceros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Source: wiktionary.org