Definitions for unguis

unguis un·guis

Spelling: [uhng-gwis]
IPA: /ˈʌŋ gwɪs/

Unguis is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 51 anagrams from letters in unguis (ginsuu).

Definitions for unguis

noun

  1. a nail, claw, or hoof.
  2. Botany. the clawlike base of certain petals.

Origin of unguis

1685-95; Latin unguis a nail, claw, hoof; akin to Greek ónyx

Examples for unguis

unguis: one of the claws at the end of the tarsus: also applied to a short process on the 6th antennal joint in some Aphids.

Word Value for unguis
Scrable

7

Words with friends

11

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