cockatoo

Meanings

Plural: cockatoos

Noun

white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal.

Origin / Etymology

From Dutch kaketoe, borrowed from Malay kakaktua, kakatua. Spelling influenced by cock.

Synonyms

cocky

Scrabble Score: 16

cockatoo is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cockatoo is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cockatoo is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

cockatoo is a valid Words With Friends word