Beetle

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Beetle

Noun

Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.
Alternative letter-case form of Beetle (“car”).

Verb

To move (away) quickly, to scurry away.
"He beetled off on his vacation."

Adjective

Protruding, jutting, overhanging.
"beetle brows"

Verb

To loom over; to extend or jut (above).
"The heavy chimney beetled over the thatched roof."

Noun

A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.

Verb

To beat with a heavy mallet.
To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.
"to beetle cotton goods"

Noun

Archaic spelling of betel.

Anagrams of Beetle

Words You Can Make

15 words can be made from the letters in "beetle":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

beet belt blet leet teel tele

3-LETTER WORDS

bee bel bet eel lee let tee tel

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "beetle" and rearranging:

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Rhyming Words

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