Definitions for narwhal

narwhal nar·whal

Spelling: [nahr-wuh l]
IPA: /ˈnɑr wəl/

Narwhal is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 74 anagrams from letters in narwhal (aahlnrw).

Definitions for narwhal

noun

  1. a small arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw.

Origin of narwhal

1650-60; Scandinavian; compare Norwegian, Swedish, Danish nar(h)val, reshaped from Old Norse nāhvalr, equivalent to nār corpse + hvalr whale1; allegedly s

Examples for narwhal

The foreshaft is generally made of reindeer-horn or else of narwhal tusk.

It could swim in the sea, and was so big that it could haul whale and narwhal to shore.

Why the narwhal's tooth does not conform to this rule is a mystery.

You know the unicorn is always represented with a narwhal's tusk?

In the 'tween-decks of the narwhal, Buck and Curly joined two other dogs.

The top of this totem is an exact replica of our narwhal horn.

The narwhal it would hook on to its side teeth, and swim with them hanging there.

And—I think I may say I have the finest collection of narwhal tusks in the world.

As it was, the mad upward rush of the narwhal missed its aim.

The narwhal, for his part, had fared badly in that last encounter.

Word Value for narwhal
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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