heifer
Plural: heifers
Noun
- A young female cow that has not yet had a calf.
- young cow
- A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved.
- A wife.
- A cow as in an unattractive or unpleasant woman.
Examples
- He played HEIFER, hoping to farm some points from the triple-letter square.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English heyfre, hayfre, heyfer, from Old English hēahfore, hēahfru, of disputed origin; see the Old English entry for more discussion.
Scrabble Score: 12
heifer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordheifer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
heifer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
heifer: valid Words With Friends Word