What it means
- (noun) The guinea fowl (family Numididae).
- (noun) A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).
- (noun) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food. “All week after Thanksgiving, I had turkey sandwiches for lunch.”
- (noun) With a distinguishing word: a bird resembling the Meleagris gallopavo (for example, the bush turkey or brush turkey (Alectura lathami), and the water turkey (Anhinga anhinga)).
- (noun) An act of throwing three strikes in a row.
- (noun) A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer.
- (noun) A pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle; also, a large travel bag, a suitcase.
- (noun) A failure. “That film was a turkey.”
- (noun) (usually mildly) A foolish or inept person. “The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him.”
Letter analysis
- Turkey contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
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Words starting with TUR
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Common questions
What does Turkey mean?
The guinea fowl (family Numididae).
How many letters are in Turkey?
Turkey has 6 letters.
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