kestrel

kestrel is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 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 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species.
2. noun. small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
3. noun. small North American falcon

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in kestrel:

kelters, skelter

Common word forms

kestrels

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