Definitions for towhee

towhee tow·hee

Spelling: [tou-hee, toh-hee, toh-ee]
IPA: /ˈtaʊ hi, ˈtoʊ hi, ˈtoʊ i/

Towhee is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 57 anagrams from letters in towhee (eehotw).

Definitions for towhee

noun

  1. any of several long-tailed North American finches of the genera Pipilo and Chlorura.

Origin of towhee

An Americanism dating back to 1720-30; imitative

Examples for towhee

The Chewink, or towhee, called Nahl-tse, was instrumental in procuring the first fire.

So let us call the towhee a finch, and say no more about it.

Chewink, or towhee comes the brisk call from wherever the busy bunting is foraging.

Chewink, or towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), the "Hermit's" story, 93.

The unmelodious call of a flicker in the pine-tree, and a towhee singing in the distance.

Other birds that frequently use the crab-apple tree as a nest site include the field sparrow, towhee and indigo bunting.

Chewink: towhee, or ground-robin; to be distinguished by his loud call of “chewink” and his vigorous scratching among the leaves.

A round of applause greeted these remarks, much to Mr. towhee's gratification.

There is not the remotest suggestion of the towhee minstrelsy in his prolonged and well-articulated melody.

Two eggs of the cowbird and two or three of the towhee in a nest are common.

Word Value for towhee
Scrable

12

Words with friends

11

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