Caterpillar

/ˈkætəˌpɪlə/

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

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:19 pts11 letters

Definition of Caterpillar

noun

The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.
"The bird just ate that green caterpillar."
A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler.

Anagrams of Caterpillar

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "caterpillar":

9-LETTER WORDS

capitella erratical

8-LETTER WORDS

arillate arterial calliper palliate paltrier parietal particle patellar placater prelatic pretrial tailrace

7-LETTER WORDS

apteral apteria article caliper caltrap capital carpale carrell cirrate erratic lacteal lateral literal pallier pareira+19 more

6-LETTER WORDS

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Related Word Patterns

CA...Words starting with "ca"...ARWords ending with "ar"All 11-letter words Unscramble "caterpillar"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

leafworm

Rhyming Words

acellular acetabular acicular acinar afar agar ajar alar alcazar alegar allobar almemar altar alular alveolar+5 more

Related Words

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