tiger
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
Noun 4 meanings
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.
A leopard.
Etymology
From Middle English tygre, in part from Old English tigras (pl.), in part from Anglo-Norman tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (tigri, “arrow”), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, “pointed”)).
TIGER at a glance
TIGER has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (T 1 + I 1 + G 2 + E 1 + R 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,258 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with tiger
All rhymesOne letter away
- TIMER7
- NIGER6
- LIGER6
- TITER5
- TILER5
- TIGES6
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