egret

egret is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, / Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima). Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 7 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, / Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima).
2. noun. A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.
3. noun. The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle.
4. noun. A kind of ape.
5. noun. any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in egret:

greet, grete, reget

Common word forms

egrets

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