Definitions for grackles

grackles grack·le

Spelling: [grak-uh l]
IPA: /ˈgræk əl/

Grackles is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 352 anagrams from letters in grackles (acegklrs).

Definitions for grackles

noun

  1. any of several long-tailed American birds of the family Icteridae, especially of the genus Quiscalus, having usually iridescent black plumage.
  2. any of several Old World birds of the family Sturnidae, especially certain mynas.

Origin of grackles

1765-75; New Latin Gracula name of genus, based on Latin grāculus jackdaw

Examples for grackles

Peering at you from the top of a dark pine tree with its staring yellow eye, the grackle is certainly uncanny.

grackle, grak′l, n. the common name of many birds of the starling family, all tropical or subtropical.

The bobolink is a rollicking, jolly fellow; the grackle is solemn, even morose.

The nesting habits and eggs of the sub-species of this grackle do not differ in any particular.

His feathers were like those of Creaker the grackle—iridescent.

The way he carried himself and his movements as he walked made Peter think of Creaker the grackle.

The grackle is a tame and familiar bird, and will sometimes build its nest close to the habitation of man.

Creaker the grackle with the sun shining on him was truly beautiful.

Recent investigations tend to prove that the grackle or Crow-Blackbird does more good than harm and should be protected.

Rust′y-back, a fern; Rust′y-black′bird, the grackle; Black′-rust, a fungus with dark-coloured spores.

Word Value for grackles
Scrable

14

Words with friends

17

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