cervid

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points: 12
Words With Friends: 14
Letters: 6

Pronunciation

/ˈsɜː.vɪd/

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/ˈsɜː.vɪd/ · /ˈsɝ.vɪd/

Definition of cervid

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

Synonym of true deer.

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Etymology

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Cervid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, Latin cerv(us) (“deer”) + -id.

Words you can make from cervid

40 playable · top: VICED (11 pts)

Best play viced 11 points

5-letter words

7 words

DIVER 9 pts
DRIVE 9 pts
RIVED 9 pts
CIDER 8 pts
CRIED 8 pts
DICER 8 pts
RICED 8 pts

4-letter words

16 words

VICE 9 pts
DEVI 8 pts
DIVE 8 pts
VIDE 8 pts
VIED 8 pts
CEDI 7 pts
CRED 7 pts
DICE 7 pts
ICED 7 pts
RIVE 7 pts
VIER 7 pts
CIRE 6 pts
RICE 6 pts
DIRE 5 pts
IRED 5 pts
RIDE 5 pts

3-letter words

11 words

DEV 7 pts
VID 7 pts
REV 6 pts
VIE 6 pts
ICE 5 pts
REC 5 pts
DIE 4 pts
RED 4 pts
RID 4 pts
IRE 3 pts
REI 3 pts

2-letter words

5 words

DE 3 pts
ED 3 pts
ID 3 pts
ER 2 pts
RE 2 pts

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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CERVIDS 13 pts

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