bittern

bittern is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species.
2. adjective. The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains.
3. adjective. A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.
4. noun. relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in bittern:

britten

Common word forms

bitterns

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