Crawfish

Definition

1. (noun) (Midwest US and Western US) Various freshwater crustaceans, crayfish.
2. (noun) Various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
3. (noun) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).
4. (verb) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).

Word stats

• Crawfish contains 8 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
• It uses 8 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 2.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 19.

Words you can build

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• cis
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• raw
• sac
• saw
• sic
• sir
• war
• was

Word neighbours

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• abductee
• abductor
• aberrant
• abetters
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Words starting with CRA

• crab
• crabbed
• crabbier
• crabbiest
• crabbily
• crabbiness
• crabbing
• crabby
• crabs
• crack
• crackdown
• crackdowns
• cracked
• cracker
• crackerjack
• crackerjacks
• crackers
• cracking

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Words ending with ISH

• abolish
• accomplish
• admonish
• amateurish
• anguish
• astonish
• babyish
• banish
• bearish
• blackish
• blemish
• bluefish
• bluish
• bookish
• boorish
• boyish
• brackish
• brandish

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