chickadee
Plural: chickadees
Noun
- any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America
- A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae.
- Affectionate term of address.
Origin / Etymology
Apparent onomatopoeia from these birds' calls having a distinctive “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” sound, possibly influenced by chick or chicken.
Scrabble Score: 21
chickadee: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordchickadee: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chickadee: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 22
chickadee: valid Words With Friends Word