kingfisher
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Definition of kingfisher
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
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noun
- Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
- Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
name
- A city, the county seat of Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States.
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Etymology
Originally king's fisher, from Middle English kyngys fyschare; equivalent to king + fisher. So named for obscure reasons.
Words you can make from kingfisher
200+ playable · top: KINGFISH (19 pts)
Best play kingfish 19 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
6 words7-letter words
16 words6-letter words
46 words- HIKING 14 pts
- SKEIGH 14 pts
- FIRKIN 13 pts
- HIKERS 13 pts
- KEFIRS 13 pts
- KNIFER 13 pts
- KNIFES 13 pts
- SHRIEK 13 pts
- SHRIKE 13 pts
- SHRINK 13 pts
- FINISH 12 pts
- FISHER 12 pts
- SHERIF 12 pts
- IRKING 11 pts
- SKIING 11 pts
- FEIGNS 10 pts
- FINGER 10 pts
- FIRING 10 pts
- FRIGES 10 pts
- FRINGE 10 pts
- GRIEFS 10 pts
- HIEING 10 pts
- HINGER 10 pts
- HINGES 10 pts
- HIRING 10 pts
- INKERS 10 pts
- INKIER 10 pts
- NEIGHS 10 pts
- NIGHER 10 pts
- REIKIS 10 pts
- REINKS 10 pts
- RESKIN 10 pts
- SIGHER 10 pts
- SINKER 10 pts
- INFERS 9 pts
- REISHI 9 pts
- SHINER 9 pts
- SHRINE 9 pts
- REIGNS 7 pts
- RENIGS 7 pts
- RESIGN 7 pts
- RISING 7 pts
- SERING 7 pts
- SIGNER 7 pts
- SINGER 7 pts
- SIRING 7 pts
5-letter words
70 words- FINKS 12 pts
- FRISK 12 pts
- HIKER 12 pts
- HIKES 12 pts
- KEFIR 12 pts
- KERFS 12 pts
- KIEFS 12 pts
- KNIFE 12 pts
- KNISH 12 pts
- SHEIK 12 pts
- SHIRK 12 pts
- FRESH 11 pts
- EKING 10 pts
- GINKS 10 pts
- KINGS 10 pts
- FEIGN 9 pts
- FRIGS 9 pts
- GIRSH 9 pts
- GRIEF 9 pts
- HINGE 9 pts
- INKER 9 pts
- KEIRS 9 pts
- KERNS 9 pts
- KIERS 9 pts
- KINES 9 pts
- KIRNS 9 pts
- NEIGH 9 pts
- NIGHS 9 pts
- REIKI 9 pts
- REINK 9 pts
- RINKS 9 pts
- SIKER 9 pts
- SKEIN 9 pts
- SKIER 9 pts
- FERNS 8 pts
- FINER 8 pts
- FINES 8 pts
- FINIS 8 pts
- FIRES 8 pts
- FIRNS 8 pts
- FRIES 8 pts
- FRISE 8 pts
- HEIRS 8 pts
- HERNS 8 pts
- HIRES 8 pts
- INFER 8 pts
- NEIFS 8 pts
- REIFS 8 pts
- RISHI 8 pts
- SERIF 8 pts
- SHIER 8 pts
- SHINE 8 pts
- SHIRE 8 pts
- GENII 6 pts
- GIRNS 6 pts
- GRINS 6 pts
- IRING 6 pts
- REIGN 6 pts
- RENIG 6 pts
- RINGS 6 pts
- SEGNI 6 pts
- SENGI 6 pts
- SINGE 6 pts
- NISEI 5 pts
- REINS 5 pts
- RESIN 5 pts
- RINSE 5 pts
- RISEN 5 pts
- SERIN 5 pts
- SIREN 5 pts
4-letter words
60 words- FINK 11 pts
- HIKE 11 pts
- KEFS 11 pts
- KERF 11 pts
- KHIS 11 pts
- KIEF 11 pts
- KIFS 11 pts
- FEHS 10 pts
- FISH 10 pts
- GINK 9 pts
- KEGS 9 pts
- KING 9 pts
- FIGS 8 pts
- FRIG 8 pts
- GHIS 8 pts
- GIFS 8 pts
- INKS 8 pts
- IRKS 8 pts
- KEIR 8 pts
- KENS 8 pts
- KERN 8 pts
- KIER 8 pts
- KINE 8 pts
- KINS 8 pts
- KIRN 8 pts
- KIRS 8 pts
- KRIS 8 pts
- NIGH 8 pts
- FENS 7 pts
- FERN 7 pts
- FINE 7 pts
- FINS 7 pts
- FIRE 7 pts
- FIRN 7 pts
- FIRS 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- HERS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HINS 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- HISN 7 pts
- NEIF 7 pts
- REFS 7 pts
- EGIS 5 pts
- ENGS 5 pts
- ERGS 5 pts
- GENS 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GIES 5 pts
- GINS 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- NEGS 5 pts
- REGS 5 pts
- ERNS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- IRIS 4 pts
- NISI 4 pts
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