Peahen

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Updated June 2026

Definition

The female of the peafowl, which lacks the elaborate tail plumage characteristic of the male peacock.

“The peahen sat quietly among the shrubs while the peacock displayed his magnificent feathers nearby.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

pea·hen

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Synonyms

female peafowl

Antonyms

peacock

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Wordle

Ends in HEN with a PEA start, combining two familiar short words into one unusual six-letter word

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points with the H contributing tile value and the word neatly covering two common shorter words

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “peahen”.

phane phene epha haen heap heep nape neap nepa pane pean peen

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “peahen”.

cheapen heptane

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