tortoiseshell

noun
13 letters3 syllables16 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1

Brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles.

2

A cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings.

3

The mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles.

WORD FORMS
Starts withT
Ends withL
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinortoiseshelltay
Starts & ends withT … L
Syllablestor · toise · shell
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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