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What does bawdy mean? Is bawdy a Scrabble word?

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Is bawdy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bawdy is a Scrabble US word. The word bawdy is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

B3A1W4D2Y4

Is bawdy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bawdy is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

B3A1W4D2Y4

Is bawdy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word bawdy is a Words With Friends word. The word bawdy is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4A1W4D2Y3

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5-letter words (1 found)

BAWDY,

4-letter words (2 found)

BAWD,WADY,

3-letter words (11 found)

ABY,BAD,BAY,DAB,DAW,DAY,WAB,WAD,WAY,YAD,YAW,

2-letter words (8 found)

AB,AD,AW,AY,BA,BY,DA,YA,

You can make 22 words from bawdy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of bawdy

bawdy abwdy bwady wbady awbdy wabdy badwy abdwy bdawy dbawy adbwy dabwy bwday wbday bdway dbway wdbay dwbay awdby wadby adwby dawby wdaby dwaby bawyd abwyd bwayd wbayd awbyd wabyd baywd abywd byawd ybawd aybwd yabwd bwyad wbyad bywad ybwad wybad ywbad awybd waybd aywbd yawbd wyabd ywabd badyw abdyw bdayw dbayw adbyw dabyw baydw abydw byadw ybadw aybdw yabdw bdyaw dbyaw bydaw ybdaw dybaw ydbaw adybw daybw aydbw yadbw dyabw ydabw bwdya wbdya bdwya dbwya wdbya dwbya bwyda wbyda bywda ybwda wybda ywbda bdywa dbywa bydwa ybdwa dybwa ydbwa wdyba dwyba wydba ywdba dywba ydwba awdyb wadyb adwyb dawyb wdayb dwayb awydb waydb aywdb yawdb wyadb ywadb adywb daywb aydwb yadwb dyawb ydawb wdyab dwyab wydab ywdab dywab ydwab

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word bawdy. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in bawdy.

Definitions and meaning of bawdy

bawdy

Etymology

bawd +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːdi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɔdi/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɑdi/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːdi
  • Homophone: body (in accents with the cot-caught merger)

Adjective

bawdy (comparative bawdier or more bawdy, superlative bawdiest or most bawdy)

  1. Obscene; filthy; unchaste. [from 15th Century]
  2. (of language) Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude; ribald.

Derived terms

  • bawdily
  • bawdiness
  • bawdy basket
  • bawdy-house

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “bawdy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Middle English

Adjective

bawdy

  1. soiled, dirty [from 14th Century]

Source: wiktionary.org