01 Word definition

vertebrate

10 letters · 4 vowels · 6 consonants

Is VERTEBRATE a word?

Yes. VERTEBRATE is a 10-letter noun. animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell VERTEBRATE?

V-E-R-T-E-B-R-A-T-E

VERTEBRATE contains 10 letters, begins with V, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

2adjective

  1. having a backbone or spinal column

    fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are vertebrate animals
Synonyms
craniate
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score15points
Words With Friends17points
Word length10letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is VERTEBRATE spelled?

V1E2R3T4E5B6R7A8T9E10
Starts withVERFirst 3 letters
Ends withATELast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats E, R, T
Vowel balance4 / 6Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About VERTEBRATE.

How do you spell VERTEBRATE?

VERTEBRATE is spelled V-E-R-T-E-B-R-A-T-E. It contains 10 letters.