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cloaca

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Is cloaca a Scrabble word?

Yes, cloaca is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of cloaca?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (sometimes figurative) A sewer.Examples: "The Thames, polluted with the filthy effusions of the cloacae."; "[…] that tremendous cloaca of Pauperism […]"; "After working an hour, I began to speculate on the distance one had to go before the cloaca was reached the chances we had of missing it altogether."Synonyms: sewerfigurativelysometimes

2. (anatomy, zoology) The opening in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as elasmobranchians, lobe-finned fishes, marsupials and monotreme mammals, which serves as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectum.Examples: "In birds the rectum, at the termination of its canal, forms an oval or elongated pouch […] and then expands into a cavity, which has been named cloaca."

3. (anatomy) A duct through which gangrenous material escapes a body.Examples: "Across this shell [sc. of bone] small holes are eaten, by which the matter escapes, and which are called cloacae (Weidmann)."Synonyms: vent

4. (embryology) Structure in the embryo during the development of the reproductive and urinary systems.

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "cloaca"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "cloaca"?

Scrabble
10 points
C3
L1
O1
A1
C3
A1
Words With Friends
13 points
C4
L2
O1
A1
C4
A1

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