Scoter

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A large, predominantly black sea duck of the genus Melanitta, found across northern coastal regions of the northern hemisphere.

“A loose group of scoter bobbed on the grey winter sea just beyond the harbour breakwater.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

sco·ter

Related Words

Synonyms

scooter

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Wordle

SC opening with OTER ending, the OTE vowel pattern and ER suffix make this recognisable but uncommon

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points with all common tiles, an obscure bird name that is reliable for earning modest points without risk

Words Related to Scoter

Anagrams of Scoter

Words that use exactly the same letters as “scoter”.

corset cortes escort rectos sector

Words you can make from Scoter

Shorter words formed from the letters in “scoter”.

ceros cores corse coset cotes crest crose crost escot estoc recto roset rotes rotse score scote soter stero store torcs tores torse cero cert

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “scoter”.

escorts sectors

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