woodchuck

Noun

reddish brown North American marmot
A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”), borrowed from Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”), or a similar term in a related Algonquian language, subsequently reapplied to the groundhog.
An earlier form of this word, woodshock, still sometimes designates the marten. Also a doublet of wejack.

Synonyms

groundhog, Marmota monax, land-beaver, moonack, whistle pig

Scrabble Score: 24

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

Words With Friends Score: 26

woodchuck: valid Words With Friends Word