FERRET — 6 letter word
ferret
The word ferret has 6 letters: F, E, R, R, E, T. It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits".
6 letter word "ferret": F E R R E T — noun
Scrabble score: 9 Words With Friends score: 9
Letter analysis of ferret
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 4 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of ferret
noun
- domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits "I keep two ferrets in my home."
- musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States "The farm was filled with ferrets."
verb
- to search and discover through persistent investigation "They ferreted around before finding the truth." Synonyms: ferret out
- to hunt with ferrets "I often go ferreting on the weekends."
- to hound or harry relentlessly "The child ferreted their parents for an ice-cream."
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