01 Word definition

pelican

7 letters · 3 vowels · 4 consonants

Is PELICAN a word?

Yes. PELICAN is a 7-letter noun. large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PELICAN?

P-E-L-I-C-A-N

PELICAN contains 7 letters, begins with P, and ends with N.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score11points
Words With Friends15points
Word length7letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PELICAN spelled?

P1E2L3I4C5A6N7
Starts withPELFirst 3 letters
Ends withCANLast 3 letters
Unique letters7No repeated letters
Vowel balance3 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

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About PELICAN.

How do you spell PELICAN?

PELICAN is spelled P-E-L-I-C-A-N. It contains 7 letters.