eider
Plural: eiders
Noun
- A large sea duck known for its soft down.
- duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
- Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).
Examples
- He carefully placed EIDER on a double-letter score, imagining the soft feathers cushioning his points.
Origin / Etymology
From Icelandic æðar, genitive of æðr, probably reaching English via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root.
Synonyms
eider duck, eiderduck
Scrabble Score: 6
eider: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordeider: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
eider: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 6
eider: valid Words With Friends Word