11 Letter Words for Caterpillar
caterpillar
10 Letter Words for Caterpillar
capitellar, prelatical
9 Letter Words for Caterpillar
arpillera, capitella, erratical, prelatial
8 Letter Words for Caterpillar
apricate, apterial, arillate, arteriac, arterial, artiller, calapite, capitare, caprella, caripeta, cetraria, clartier, crateral, palliate, paltrier, parellic, parietal, particle, patellar, petrarca, pillaret, placater, plicater, prealtar, precaria, prelatic, pretrial, tailrace, talcarie, tiarella, triareal
7 Letter Words for Caterpillar
alalite, aliptae, apteral, apteria, arcella, arratel, arteria, article, calaite, caliper, callate, caltrap, capella, capital, capitle, caprate, caraipe, carpale, carreta, cartier, catella, cerilla, cerrial, cirrate, clipart, crapier, earclip, epactal, erratic, lacerta, lacteal, lateral, latrial, literal, llareta, palaite, palatic, pallier, pareira, parella, paretic, parilla, parrall, partial, partier, partile, patella, pateria, patriae, patrial, patrice, perilla, picarel, picrate, pileata, placate, placita, plaiter, platier, plectra, plicate, railcar, rallier, raptril, recital, replait, replial, replica, retiral, retrial, talaric, talcier, taliera, talliar, tallier, telical, traclia, trailer, tralira, triller, tripara, tripler
6 Letter Words for Caterpillar
acater, acerli, acerra, acetal, acetla, acrita, acrite, aecial, aerial, alaite, alcali, alerta, aletap, aliter, allect, allice, altaic, altair, apalit, apical, aplace, aplite, araire, aralie, arcate, arrace, arrect, artier, atelic, atrail, atrial, caille, callat, caller, callet, capita, capite, caplet, carate, carlet, carlie, carpal, carpel, carper, carpet, carrat, carrel, cartel, carter, catlap, cellar, cerata, citral, claire, claret, clarre, craple, crater, earcap, earlap, eclair, epical, epitra, erical, errata, illect, irater, irrate, irreal, lacert, lacier, laelia, laetic, laical, lariat, larrea, latera, latria, lepric, liplet, lirate, pacate, pacier, paella, pairer, pairle, palace, palaic, palate, paleal, palier, palila, pallae, pallar, pallet, pallia, palter, parale, parate, parcae, parcel, pareil, parial, parica, pariet, parlia, parral, parrel, parter, partie, patera, patria, pellar, peract, petara, piacle, picara, pilate, pillar, piller, pillet, pirate, pitara, placer, placet, placit, plaice, platea, plater, platic, platie, plicae, plical, pratal, prater, pratie, pretil, pricer, prlate, pteria, pteric, racial, racier, railer, rapier, rapter, realia, recall, recart, rectal, relata, relict, repair, repart, rerail, retail, retial, retill, retira, retral, retrip, rictal, rillet, tailer, taille, talari, talcer, taller, talpae, tarcel, tarrie, tecali, telial, tellar, tercia, terral, tiller, tracer, triace, tricae, tricar, tricep, tripal, tripel, tripla, triple
5 Letter Words for Caterpillar
acale, acari, acate, aceta, acier, aecia, aeric, aillt, airer, alate, alcea, alert, alice, aliet, alite, aller, altar, alter, apace, apair, apart, apert, april, apter, arace, arati, arcae, areal, arear, areca, arepa, ariel, arite, arret, arrie, artal, artar, artel, arter, artic, atria, atrip, calla, calli, calpa, calpe, capel, caper, caple, capra, capri, carap, carat, carer, caret, carle, carli, carpe, carpi, carri, carta, carte, catel, cater, cella, ceral, cerat, ceria, cital, citer, clair, clape, clapt, clare, clart, clear, cleat, clept, clipe, clite, craal, craie, crape, crare, crate, crept, creta, crier, crile, cripe, ecart, eclat, ectal, elaic, epact, erica, ictal, ileac, ileal, iller, irate, laari, lacer, lacet, laeti, lapel, later, leapt, lepal, lepra, lepta, liart, licet, lilac, liter, litra, lrecl, pacer, pacta, paire, pairt, palar, palea, paler, palet, palla, palli, palta, parae, parel, parer, parle, parli, parte, parti, patel, patia, pearl, peart, pelta, perai, perca, peril, perit, petal, petar, petri, piala, pical, picea, picra, piert, pieta, pilar, pilea, piler, place, plait, plate, pleat, plica, plier, praia, prate, prela, preta, prial, price, prier, prill, racer, raile, raita, raper, rapic, ratal, ratel, rater, reaal, react, reata, recal, recap, recip, recit, recpt, recti, relap, relic, repic, repla, retal, retar, retia, retip, riata, ricer, rille, ripal, riper, taira, talar, talea, taler, talli, talpa, taper, tapia, tapir, tarea, tarie, tarre, tarri, telar, telia, telic, tepal, terai, terap, terra, tiara, tical, ticer, tiler, tiple, tirer, trace, trail, trapa, trape, triac, trial, trica, trice, trier, trill, tripe, tripl
4 Letter Words for Caterpillar
aarp, acer, acle, acpt, acre, acta, aiel, aile, aire, airt, alae, alai, alap, alar, alca, alce, alec, alep, alia, apar, aper, apia, arar, arca, area, aret, aria, aril, arle, arri, arte, atap, atar, atip, atle, atli, cair, call, calp, capa, cape, capi, capt, care, carl, carp, carr, cart, cate, ceil, cell, celt, cepa, cera, cert, ceti, ciel, cill, cira, cire, cirl, cite, clap, clar, clat, clep, clip, clit, crap, crip, crit, crpe, ctrl, earl, eila, eira, elli, epic, epil, epit, eral, erat, eria, eric, etic, iaea, iare, icer, ilea, irpe, ital, itel, iter, itll, lace, laer, laet, laic, lair, lait, lare, lari, lata, late, lati, leal, leap, lear, leat, lect, leir, lepa, lerp, liar, lice, lier, lila, lile, lilt, lipa, lipe, lira, lire, lite, ller, paal, paar, paca, pace, pact, pail, pair, pala, pale, pali, pall, palt, para, parc, pare, pari, parl, parr, part, pata, pate, peai, peal, pear, peat, pela, pell, pelt, peri, pert, peta, pial, pica, pice, pict, pier, piet, pila, pile, pill, pirl, pirr, pita, plat, plea, plia, plie, prat, prec, pret, prie, raca, race, raia, rail, rait, rale, rall, rape, rapt, rara, rare, rata, rate, rcpt, real, reap, rear, rect, reit, repl, repr, rept, rial, rice, riel, rier, rile, rill, ripa, ripe, ript, rita, rite, taal, taar, tace, tael, tail, tala, talc, tale, tali, tall, tapa, tape, tara, tare, tari, tarp, tarr, teal, teap, tear, teca, teil, tela, teli, tell, tepa, tera, terp, terr, tiar, tice, tier, tile, till, tipe, tire, tirl, tirr, trac, trap, trie, trip
3 Letter Words for Caterpillar
aal, ace, act, aer, aia, ail, air, ait, ala, alc, ale, all, alp, alt, apa, apc, ape, apl, apr, apt, ara, arc, are, arr, art, ate, atp, cai, cal, cap, car, cat, cel, cep, cer, cia, cie, cir, cit, cli, clr, cpa, cpi, cpl, cpr, cpt, crl, crt, cte, ctr, ear, eat, ect, eir, ela, eli, ell, elt, epa, epi, era, err, ert, eta, etc, iaa, ice, ile, ill, ipl, ipr, ira, ire, ita, laa, lac, lai, lap, lar, lat, lca, lea, lei, lep, ler, let, lie, lip, lir, lit, ltr, pac, pal, par, pat, pci, pct, pea, pec, pel, per, pet, pia, pic, pie, pil, pir, pit, pli, prc, pre, pta, pte, rai, rap, rat, rct, rea, rec, rei, rel, rep, ria, rie, rip, rit, rle, rpt, rte, rti, taa, tai, tal, tap, tar, tcp, tea, tec, tel, ter, tic, tie, til, tip, tlc, tlr, tpi, tra, tri, trp
Definitions for Caterpillar
[1] the wormlike larva of a butterfly or a moth.
[2] a person who preys on others; extortioner.
[3] a tractor intended for rough terrain, propelled by two endless belts or tracks that pass over a number of wheels.
[4] the wormlike larva of butterflies and moths, having numerous pairs of legs and powerful biting jaws. It may be brightly coloured, hairy, or spiny
[5] an endless track, driven by sprockets or wheels, used to propel a heavy vehicle and enable it to cross soft or uneven ground
[6] a vehicle, such as a tractor, tank, bulldozer, etc, driven by such tracks
Words related to Caterpillar
canker, butterfly, moth, tractor, larva
Words nearby Caterpillar
cater-cousin, cateran, caterer, caterina, catering, caterpillar, caterpillar flap, caterpillar hunter, caterwaul, cates, catesby
Origin of Caterpillar
1400–50; late Middle English catyrpel, probably alteration of an Old North French variant of Old French chatepelose, equivalent to chate cat + pelose hairy (≪ Latin pilōsus; see pilose); -yr probably by association with cater tomcat (see caterwaul); final -er probably by association with piller despoiler (see pillage, -er1); cf. chenille
Word origin for Caterpillar
C15 catyrpel, probably from Old Northern French catepelose, literally: hairy cat
Synonyms for Caterpillar
butterfly, canker, larva, moth, tractor, woolly bear