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CHIMERAS

8 letters

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Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 11 pts

CHIMERAS is a valid 8-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 11 in Super Big Boggle.

CHIMERAS root CHIMERA-s

Word family

CHIMERA 5 CHIMAERA 11 CHIMERE 5
noun
  1. GreekAlternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or serpent, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
    • The game includes a bunch of chimeras, with the lion heads shooting fire and the snake tails whipping around trying to bite the player.
  2. Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.
  3. figurativelyA foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.
  4. figurativelyAnything composed of very disparate parts.
    • He built his car one piece at a time, producing a chimera with the head of a Volkswagen, the body of a Geely, and the tail of an aftermarket Porsche.
  5. A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.
  6. An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.
    • The DNA test returned a false negative because the killer was a chimera, having absorbed her twin in utero.
  7. alternativeAlternative form of chimaera, a cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.
  8. figurativelySynonym of bogeyman: any terrifying thing, especially as an unreal, imagined threat.