tuatara

1. Either of two nocturnal lizardlike reptiles (Sphenodon punctatus or S. guntheri) that are found only on certain islands off New Zealand and are the only extant members of the Rhynchocephalia, an order that flourished during the Mesozoic Era. Also called sphenodon.

2. A large spiny quadrupedal reptile () of islands off the coast of New Zealand that has a vestigial third eye in the middle of the forehead representing the pineal gland and that is the only surviving rhynchocephalian.

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tuatara	7	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ar	2
at	2
aa	2
ut	2
ta	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
uta	3
tut	3
tau	3
tat	3
tar	3
rut	3
rat	3
att	3
art	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aura	4
tart	4
taut	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
attar	5
tatar	5

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
tuatara	7