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Is terrapin a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word terrapin is a Scrabble US word. The word terrapin is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is terrapin a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word terrapin is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

T1E1R1R1A1P3I1N1

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Yes. The word terrapin is a Words With Friends word. The word terrapin is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1E1R1R1A1P4I1N2

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8-letter words (2 found)

PRETRAIN,TERRAPIN,

7-letter words (11 found)

INAPTER,PAINTER,PARTIER,PARTNER,PERTAIN,PRINTER,REPAINT,REPRINT,RETRAIN,TERRAIN,TRAINER,

6-letter words (28 found)

ARPENT,ARTIER,ENRAPT,ENTRAP,ERRANT,IRATER,NIPTER,PAIRER,PANIER,PANTER,PANTIE,PARENT,PARTER,PATINE,PINETA,PIRATE,PRATER,PRATIE,PTERIA,PTERIN,RANTER,RAPIER,RAPINE,RATINE,REPAIR,RETAIN,RETINA,TREPAN,

5-letter words (60 found)

AIRER,ANTRE,APERT,APTER,ARPEN,ARRET,ATRIP,EARNT,ENTIA,INAPT,INEPT,INERT,INTER,INTRA,IRATE,NARRE,NEPIT,NITER,NITRE,PAINT,PAIRE,PAREN,PARER,PARTI,PATEN,PATER,PATIN,PEART,PERAI,PETAR,PETRI,PIERT,PIETA,PINTA,PRATE,PRENT,PRIER,PRINT,RAINE,RAPER,RATER,REPIN,RERAN,RETIA,RIANT,RIPEN,RIPER,TAPEN,TAPER,TAPIR,TARRE,TENIA,TERAI,TERRA,TINEA,TRAIN,TRAPE,TRIER,TRINE,TRIPE,

4-letter words (82 found)

AINE,AIRN,AIRT,ANTE,ANTI,APER,ARET,ARTI,EARN,EINA,ETNA,NAPE,NARE,NEAP,NEAR,NEAT,NIPA,NITE,PAIN,PAIR,PANE,PANT,PARE,PARR,PART,PATE,PEAN,PEAR,PEAT,PEIN,PENI,PENT,PERI,PERN,PERT,PIAN,PIER,PIET,PINA,PINE,PINT,PIRN,PITA,PRAT,RAIN,RAIT,RANI,RANT,RAPE,RAPT,RARE,RATE,REAN,REAP,REAR,REIN,RENT,RINE,RIPE,RIPT,RITE,TAIN,TANE,TAPE,TARE,TARN,TARP,TEAR,TEIN,TEPA,TERN,TIAN,TIAR,TIER,TINA,TINE,TIRE,TIRR,TRAP,TRIE,TRIN,TRIP,

3-letter words (63 found)

AIN,AIR,AIT,ANE,ANI,ANT,APE,APT,ARE,ART,ATE,EAN,EAR,EAT,ERA,ERN,ERR,ETA,IRE,ITA,NAE,NAP,NAT,NEP,NET,NIE,NIP,NIT,PAN,PAR,PAT,PEA,PEN,PER,PET,PIA,PIE,PIN,PIR,PIT,PRE,RAI,RAN,RAP,RAT,REI,REN,REP,RET,RIA,RIN,RIP,RIT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAP,TAR,TEA,TEN,TIE,TIN,TIP,

2-letter words (20 found)

AE,AI,AN,AR,AT,EA,EN,ER,ET,IN,IT,NA,NE,PA,PE,PI,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 267 words from terrapin according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of terrapin

terrapin

Etymology

From torup (“snapping turtle native to North America, especially the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)”) or from its etymon Powhatan *tōrəp (“sea turtle”) + possibly English -ine (suffix forming derivative or diminutive nouns), perhaps influenced by Latin terra (“dry land; soil; planet Earth”). Cognate with Abenaki tolba (“turtle”), Penobscot dolba and Unami (pisëla)tulpe (“soft-shelled turtle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹəpɪn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹəˌpɪn/
  • (Southern American English) IPA(key): /ˈtæɹəˌpɪn/, /ˈtɛɚpɪn/, /ˈtɑɹpɪn/, /-ən/
  • Hyphenation: ter‧ra‧pin

Noun

terrapin (countable and uncountable, plural terrapins)

  1. (countable) Any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae found throughout the world.
  2. (countable, obsolete) Any turtle.
  3. (countable, obsolete) Any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water, especially the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin).
  4. (uncountable, obsolete) The flesh of such a turtle used as food.

Alternative forms

  • terapin

Derived terms

  • diamondback terrapin
  • Mobile terrapin
  • red-eared terrapin
  • salt-marsh terrapin

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References

Further reading

  • terrapin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • earprint, pretrain

Source: wiktionary.org