Cuckoos

What it means

1. (noun) The two-note sound made by the cuckoo.
2. (noun) A Barbadian food made from mashed okra and cornmeal.
3. (noun) Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially the common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, that has a characteristic two-note call.
4. (noun) The sound of that particular bird.
5. (noun) The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.
6. (noun) The cuckoo clock itself.
7. (noun) A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
8. (noun) Someone who is crazy.
9. (verb) To make the call of a cuckoo.
10. (verb) To repeat something incessantly.

Letter analysis

• Cuckoos contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
• It uses 5 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 2.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 15.

Sub-words

• cuckoo
• cocks
• cooks
• cock
• cook
• coos
• sock
• suck
• coo

Related words

Other 7-letter words

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• abandon
• abashed
• abashes
• abasing
• abating
• abbrevs
• abdomen
• abducts
• abetted
• abetter
• abettor
• abiding
• ability
• abjured
• abjures
• abolish
• aborted

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Words starting with CUC

• cuckold
• cuckolded
• cuckolding
• cuckolds
• cuckoo
• cucumber
• cucumbers

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Words ending with OOS

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• boos
• bugaboos
• cockatoos
• coos
• hoodoos
• hullabaloos
• igloos
• kangaroos
• kazoos
• moos
• shampoos
• shoos
• taboos
• tattoos
• voodoos
• woos

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