A kangaroo word is a word which contains letters of another word, in the same order and with the same meaning. For example: The word ‘acrid’ contains the word ‘acid’, which is a synonym of ‘acrid’; similarly, the word ‘accustomed’ contains its synonym ‘used’. Here, ‘acid’ and ‘used’ are called joey words (word contained in the kangaroo word).
Learning kangaroo words is a great way to expand your vocabulary. In this series of articles, you will learn about some of the most commonly used kangaroo words. Each article consists of 20-40 pairs of words including the kangaroo word and the related joey word. The lists are arranged in the alphabetical order of words.
Kangaroo Words – 1
Kangaroo Words starting with A, B
| Kangaroo word |
Joey word |
| aberrant |
errant |
| action |
act |
| admonish |
monish |
| adroitness |
adroit |
| affect |
act |
| allocate |
allot |
| alone |
one |
| amicable |
amiable |
| amicability |
amity |
| apposite |
apt |
| appropriate |
apt |
| arch |
arc |
| arena |
area |
| artifice |
art |
| artistry |
art |
| astound |
stun |
| balsam |
balm |
| banish |
ban |
| barren |
bare |
| barrier |
bar |
| barristers |
bar |
| because |
cause |
| blossom |
bloom |
| blotch |
blot |
| bombard |
bomb |
| breathe |
breath |
| burst |
bust |
Kangaroo Words – 2
Kangaroo Words starting with C, D
| Kangaroo word |
Joey word |
| calumnies |
lies |
| canister |
can |
| capable |
able |
| capsule |
case |
| cartoon |
cart |
| casket |
case |
| catacomb |
comb |
| cavern |
cave |
| chocolate |
cola |
| cleanser |
clean |
| clue |
cue |
| clump |
lump |
| community |
county, city |
| concede |
cede |
| concession |
cession |
| confederated |
con |
| container |
can, tin |
| contaminate |
taint |
| contradictory |
contrary |
| cooled |
cold |
| cozen |
con |
| curtail |
cut |
| daub |
dab |
| dazzle |
daze |
| debar |
bar |
| deceased |
dead |
| deception |
con |
| deliberate |
debate |
| departed |
dead |
| department |
arm |
| depository |
depot |
| desiderate |
desire |
| destruction |
ruin |
| deteriorate |
rot, die, riot |
| devilish |
evil |
| dice |
die (singular) |
| disappointed |
sad |
| dream |
REM |
Kangaroo Words - 3
Kangaroo Words starting with E, F, G, H
| Kangaroo word |
Joey word |
| effeminate |
effete |
| egotist |
egoist |
| encourage |
urge |
| enjoyment |
joy |
| equilateral |
equal |
| equitable |
equal |
| evacuate |
vacate |
| exists |
is |
| expurgate |
purge |
| fabrication |
fiction |
| façade |
face |
| factual |
actual |
| falsities |
lies |
| feast |
eat |
| feasted |
fed |
| felicitous |
fit |
| fraction |
ration |
| frangible |
frail |
| grandiose |
grand |
| gigantic |
giant |
| history |
story |
| honorable |
Noble |
| hostelry |
Hotel |
| hurries |
Hies |
Kangaroo Words – 4
Kangaroo Words starting with I, J, L
| Kangaroo word |
Joey word |
| intoxicate |
toxic |
| invaluable |
valuable |
| irateness |
ire |
| islet |
isle |
| isolated |
sole |
| ignorable |
noble |
| illuminated |
lit |
| imaginary |
airy |
| impair |
mar |
| impassive |
passive |
| impertinent |
pert |
| incapability |
inability |
| indolent |
idle |
| inflammable |
flammable |
| inheritor |
heir |
| insignia |
sign |
| instructor |
tutor |
| joviality |
joy |
| latest |
last |
| lighted |
lit |
Kangaroo Words – 5
Kangaroo Words starting with M, N, O, P
| Kangaroo word |
Joey word |
| municipality |
city |
| myself |
me |
| market |
mart |
| masculine |
male |
| matches |
mate |
| nourished |
nursed |
| obligated |
oblige |
| obnoxious |
noxious |
| observe |
see |
| omnibus |
bus |
| ornamented |
ornate |
| pantaloons |
pants |
| perambulate |
ramble |
| perimeter |
rim |
| plagiarist |
liar |
| platter |
plat |
| pinioned |
pinned |
| postured |
posed |
| practicable |
practical |
| prattle |
prate |
| precipitation |
rain |
| prematurely |
early |
| proffer |
offer |
| proportionate |
prorate |
| prosecute |
sue |
| perambulate |
amble |
Kangaroo Words – 6 Kangaroo Words starting with Q, R, S
| Kangaroo word |
Joey word |
| quintuplet |
quintet |
| quiescent |
quiet |
| rambunctious |
raucous |
| rampage |
rage |
| ransack |
sack |
| rapscallion |
rascal |
| ravaging |
raging |
| recline |
lie |
| respite |
rest |
| regulate |
rule |
| reticule |
retile |
| retrogress |
regress |
| revolution |
revolt |
| rotund |
round |
| salvage |
salve |
| satiate |
sate |
| satisfied |
sated |
| scion |
son |
| sculpt |
cut |
| separate |
part |
| slithered |
slid |
| signal |
sign |
| smidgen |
smidge |
| splinter |
splint |
| splotch |
spot |
| squash |
quash |
| strives |
tries |
| stocking |
stock |
| stumble |
tumble |
| substandard |
bad |
| supervisor |
superior |
| supremacist |
racist |
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