Trusted
cheetah
Definitions, pronunciation, related words, and community validation from players who tested this word in Spelling Bee.
7 LETTERS7 POINTS[ˈtʃiːtə]
Community validation
Did you try this word? Vote to let us know if it was accepted or not.
Refreshing votes...
0 works0 doesn'tnet 0
Your vote can be updated later, but rapid repeated voting is rate-limited.
Spelling Bee Profile
When cheetah helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C E H T
Two-Letter Start
CH
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AH
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- CH start
- AH ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- cheetah is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, h, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2, H x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AH ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CH start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃiːtə]
noun
A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head. It is native to Africa and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal.
Related Words
Same Letters
- attache
- chaetae
- hatchet
- cachet
- chaeta
- cheat
- teach
Synonyms
- huntingcat
- huntingleopard