Cinclus
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The type genus of the family Cinclidae, comprising the dipper birds that inhabit fast-flowing streams and rivers.
“A bird of the genus Cinclus was spotted bobbing on a rock in the middle of the stream.”
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Ends in US, contains I and U as vowels, two C's, an uncommon ornithological term
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Worth 11 points, a proper noun (genus name) so invalid in standard Scrabble, two C tiles needed
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