Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scuttler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scut-tler
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of striped lizard.

noun

A member of a local youth gang in working-class areas of Manchester, Salford, and surrounding townships during the late 19th century.

Etymology

From scuttle + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: scuttle

Inflected Forms

scuttlers (plural)

Questions

What does scuttler mean?: A kind of striped lizard.
Where does scuttler come from?: From scuttle + -er.

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