viscacha

Plural: viscachas

Noun

A South American burrowing rodent resembling a rabbit.
gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes Mountains, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.

Examples

Playing VISCACHA on a double-letter score felt like an exotic win in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vizcacha, from Quechua wisk'acha.

Synonyms

chinchillon, Lagostomus maximus

Scrabble Score: 18

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

Words With Friends Score: 20

viscacha: valid Words With Friends Word