Giraffe

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The tallest living land animal, native to African savannahs, recognised by its extremely long neck, long legs, and spotted coat.

“A giraffe stretched its long neck to reach the uppermost leaves of the acacia tree.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/dʒɪˈrɑːf/

Syllables

gi·raffe

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Synonyms

camelopard

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Wordle

Contains double F and ends in -FFE. Three vowels: I, A, E. A well-known word with a distinctive letter pattern.

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points. Double F is valuable. A familiar common word that plays well across most Scrabble boards.

Words Related to Giraffe

Words one letter different

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giraffa

Words you can make from Giraffe

Shorter words formed from the letters in “giraffe”.

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