01 Word definition

crustacean

10 letters · 4 vowels · 6 consonants

Is CRUSTACEAN a word?

Yes. CRUSTACEAN is a 10-letter noun. any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell CRUSTACEAN?

C-R-U-S-T-A-C-E-A-N

CRUSTACEAN contains 10 letters, begins with C, and ends with N.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton

2adjective

  1. of or belonging to the class Crustacea

Synonyms
crustaceous
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score14points
Words With Friends18points
Word length10letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is CRUSTACEAN spelled?

C1R2U3S4T5A6C7E8A9N10
Starts withCRUFirst 3 letters
Ends withEANLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats A, C
Vowel balance4 / 6Vowels / consonants

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How do you spell CRUSTACEAN?

CRUSTACEAN is spelled C-R-U-S-T-A-C-E-A-N. It contains 10 letters.