Definitions for teal

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Spelling: [teel]
IPA: /til/

Teal is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in teal (aelt).

Definitions for teal

noun

  1. any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
  2. Also called teal blue. a medium to dark greenish blue.

Origin of teal

1275-1325; Middle English tele; akin to Dutch taling, Middle Low German telink

Examples for teal

A teal, from fifteen to twenty minutes; and other birds of this kind, in proportion to their size, a longer or a shorter time.

They've tongues as long as a besom's teal, and fingers as long to poke after 'em.

Governor Berkeley named also brant, shell drake, teal, and blewings.

A sharp knife, Babette, for these teal––a duck should be cut, not torn.

Who is the best friend of every fat guy with a tan who says, “The teal nut-sling really takes it to a whole new level?”

Take a sarcel or teal, and raise his wings and his legs, and no sauce but only salt.

And she even matched her manicure to her outfit, flashing nails that were a shade of teal.

One sweater, in particular, a short-sleeve, shrunken crewneck, was charmingly marked by teardrop-shaped dollops of teal blue.

The wood-pigeon is large, and the flesh dark coloured: if properly kept, and not over roasted, the flavour is equal to teal.

Other wild ducks and teal may be roasted in about half an hour.

Word Value for teal
Scrable

4

Words with friends

5

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