Definition of PEAFOWL

peafowl

Plural: peafowl, peafowls

Noun

  • A large pheasant, including peacocks and peahens.
  • very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
  • A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).

Examples

  • He hoped to find PEAFOWL on his rack for a big score, but settled for ’FEW’ instead.

Origin / Etymology

From pea (“peacock”) + fowl. Compare Icelandic páfugl (“peafowl”), Swedish påfågel (“peafowl”), Danish påfugl (“peafowl”).

Synonyms

bird of Juno, peacock

Scrabble Score: 15

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

Words With Friends Score: 17

peafowl: valid Words With Friends Word