Definition of ferret

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• ferret is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• ferret is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• ferret is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of ferret

• search and discover through persistent investigation (verb)

  Examples

  1. She ferreted out the truth

  Synonyms

  1. ferret out
• musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. black-footed ferret
  2. mustela nigripes
• domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits (noun)
• hound or harry relentlessly (verb)
• hunt with ferrets (verb)

See definition of ferret in Merriam Webster