Definition of CLOWDER

clowder

Plural: clowders

Noun

  • A group or collective noun for cats.
  • a group of cats
  • A group of cats or other small felines.

Examples

  • A CLOWDER of letters seemed to mock him, refusing to form any coherent words.

Origin / Etymology

A variation, recorded since 1801, of clutter, itself from clot, from Old English clott (“round mass, lump”), from Proto-Germanic *klūtaz (hence cognate with Dutch kloot (“ball, testicle”), Danish klods (“a block, lump”) and German Klotz (“lump, block”)).

Synonyms

glaring

Scrabble Score: 13

clowder: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
clowder: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
clowder: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

clowder: valid Words With Friends Word