Critter
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
An informal or dialectal term for a creature, especially a domestic or farmyard animal.
“The old farmer had a soft spot for every critter on the property.”
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crit·ter
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Wordle
Starts with CR and ends in -ER, double T sits in the middle, only the vowel I appears
Scrabble
Worth 9 points, double T uses two tiles at standard value, a reliable word with a hookable -ER end
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