Hoatzin

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A crested South American bird with a strong unpleasant odour, notable for having clawed wings in its juvenile stage.

“The hoatzin uses its wing claws to clamber through riverside vegetation before it can fly.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

ho·at·zin

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Synonyms

hoactzinstinkbird

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Wordle

Starts H-O-A-T, the Z near the end is a high-value distinguisher. Ends in -ZIN, three vowels in seven letters.

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Scrabble

Z scores 10 and H scores 4, making this a premium scorer. An excellent Scrabble word if you hold a Z, HOATZINS extends it.

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “hoatzin”.

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