robin

/ˈɹɑ.bɪn/
noun

Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.

NWL Collins ENABLE Wordle answer list

Noun 2 meanings

  1. Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.

  2. A toxalbumin obtained from the locust tree.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

Short for robin redbreast. Also from Middle English robynet, robynett (“robin (bird)”), from the Middle English name Robynett, a diminutive of the Middle English name Robyn (“Robin”). ] ]

Similar and opposite words

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ruddockredbreast

ROBIN at a glance

ROBIN has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (R 1 + O 1 + B 3 + I 1 + N 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,039 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with robin

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  • CABIN9
  • RUBIN7
  • HEMOGLOBIN18
  • DUSTBIN10
  • BOBBIN12
  • SABIN7
  • PSILOCYBIN19
  • JACOBIN18
  • BILIRUBIN13
  • DOBBIN11
  • HAEMOGLOBIN19
  • ROBBIN10

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  • RUBIN7
  • RONIN5
  • ROSIN5

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