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Is cagey a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cagey is a Scrabble US word. The word cagey is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is cagey a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cagey is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Is cagey a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cagey is a Words With Friends word. The word cagey is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

CAGEY,

4-letter words (3 found)

CAGE,CAGY,YAGE,

3-letter words (11 found)

ACE,AGE,AYE,CAG,CAY,GAE,GAY,GEY,YAE,YAG,YEA,

2-letter words (6 found)

AE,AG,AY,EA,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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

All 5 letters words made out of cagey

cagey acgey cgaey gcaey agcey gacey caegy acegy ceagy ecagy aecgy eacgy cgeay gceay cegay ecgay gecay egcay agecy gaecy aegcy eagcy geacy egacy cagye acgye cgaye gcaye agcye gacye cayge acyge cyage ycage aycge yacge cgyae gcyae cygae ycgae gycae ygcae agyce gayce aygce yagce gyace ygace caeyg aceyg ceayg ecayg aecyg eacyg cayeg acyeg cyaeg ycaeg ayceg yaceg ceyag ecyag cyeag yceag eycag yecag aeycg eaycg ayecg yaecg eyacg yeacg cgeya gceya cegya ecgya gecya egcya cgyea gcyea cygea ycgea gycea ygcea ceyga ecyga cyega ycega eycga yecga geyca egyca gyeca ygeca eygca yegca ageyc gaeyc aegyc eagyc geayc egayc agyec gayec aygec yagec gyaec ygaec aeygc eaygc ayegc yaegc eyagc yeagc geyac egyac gyeac ygeac eygac yegac

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Definitions and meaning of cagey

cagey

Alternative forms

  • cagy

Etymology

Initially US colloquial, of unknown origin. A connection with the behavior of caged prisoners (wary and closed-lipped) and caged animals (wary) has been speculated.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeɪd͡ʒi/
  • Rhymes: -eɪdʒi

Adjective

cagey (comparative cagier, superlative cagiest)

  1. Wary, careful, shrewd.
  2. Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.
    Synonyms: evasive, reticent, shy

Derived terms

  • cagily
  • caginess

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Source: wiktionary.org