guinea

guinea is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 10 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
2. noun. A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817.
3. noun. a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
4. noun. a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
5. noun. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent

   Synonyms: dago, ginzo, greaseball, wop

6. noun. a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings

Synonyms

dago, ginzo, greaseball, wop

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in guinea:

enigua, naigue

Common word forms

guineas

Words from these letters

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