earthworm

earthworm is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris; many others are known; -- called also angleworm and dewworm. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris; many others are known; -- called also angleworm and dewworm.
2. noun. A mean, sordid person; a niggard.
3. noun. terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers

   Synonyms: angleworm, crawler, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, wiggler

Synonyms

angleworm, crawler, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, wiggler

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in earthworm:

heartworm

Common word forms

earthworms

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