01 Word definition

tortoise

8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants

Is TORTOISE a word?

Yes. TORTOISE is a 8-letter noun. usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid areas except Australia and Antarctica Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell TORTOISE?

T-O-R-T-O-I-S-E

TORTOISE contains 8 letters, begins with T, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid areas except Australia and Antarctica

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score8points
Words With Friends8points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is TORTOISE spelled?

T1O2R3T4O5I6S7E8
Starts withTORFirst 3 letters
Ends withISELast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats O, T
Vowel balance4 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

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About TORTOISE.

How do you spell TORTOISE?

TORTOISE is spelled T-O-R-T-O-I-S-E. It contains 8 letters.