pintail

pintail is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon. Face value is 9 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 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon.
2. noun. The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocaetes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail.
3. noun. long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in pintail:

tailpin

Common word forms

pintails, pintailed

Words from these letters

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