Anagram Solver

Scrabble Word Finder & Unscrambler

Portable Edition New!

Use ? for blank letters (Max 2) - Need Help?
Dictionary

Showing words for PENGUIN using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Penguin

penguin

6 Letter Words for Penguin

ingenu, ingnue, inguen, pengun, pening, pingue, pungie

5 Letter Words for Penguin

engin, ennui, genin, genip, ginep, gunne, nguni, penni, pinge, pungi, unpeg, unpen, unpin

4 Letter Words for Penguin

gein, genu, gien, ginn, gneu, inne, nein, nine, nung, peng, peni, pien, pine, ping, pung, unie

3 Letter Words for Penguin

eng, epi, gen, gie, gin, gnp, gnu, gue, gui, gun, gup, ign, ing, inn, neg, nei, nep, nie, nig, nip, nne, nun, peg, pen, pie, pig, pin, piu, pug, pun, ung, uni, unn, unp

Definitions for Penguin

[1] any of several flightless, aquatic birds of the family Spheniscidae, of the Southern Hemisphere, having webbed feet and wings reduced to flippers.
[2] Obsolete . great auk.
[3] any flightless marine bird, such as Aptenodytes patagonica (king penguin) and Pygoscelis adeliae (Adélie penguin ), of the order Sphenisciformes of cool southern, esp Antarctic, regions: they have wings modified as flippers, webbed feet, and feathers lacking barbs See also emperor penguin, king penguin
[4] an obsolete name for great auk

Words nearby Penguin

peneus, penfield, peng dehuai, penghu, pengpu, penguin, pengö, penholder, penhsi, penicil, penicillamine

Origin of Penguin

1570–80; origin uncertain; perhaps < Welsh pen gwyn literally, white head (referring to the great auk in its winter plumage); later misapplied to the Spheniscidae

Word origin for Penguin

C16: perhaps from Welsh pen gwyn, from pen head + gwyn white