01 Word definition

anteater

8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants

Is ANTEATER a word?

Yes. ANTEATER is a 8-letter noun. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell ANTEATER?

A-N-T-E-A-T-E-R

ANTEATER contains 8 letters, begins with A, and ends with R.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites

2noun

  1. any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites

Synonyms
pangolinscaly anteaterNew World anteater
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score8points
Words With Friends9points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is ANTEATER spelled?

A1N2T3E4A5T6E7R8
Starts withANTFirst 3 letters
Ends withTERLast 3 letters
Unique letters5Repeats A, E, T
Vowel balance4 / 4Vowels / consonants

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How do you spell ANTEATER?

ANTEATER is spelled A-N-T-E-A-T-E-R. It contains 8 letters.