Ocelot
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A medium-sized nocturnal wildcat native to Central and South America, characterised by its dark-spotted buff-brown coat.
“The ocelot prowled along the jungle floor in near silence, hunting small rodents.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈɒsəlɒt/
Syllables
oc·e·lot
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Three vowels (O, E, O), the double-O pattern in positions 1 and 5 is worth confirming once one O is found.
Scrabble
All low-value tiles, useful for clearing O and E vowels, ends in T which is easy to build on.
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