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What does cheesy mean? Is cheesy a Scrabble word?

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Is cheesy a Scrabble word?

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

C3H4E1E1S1Y4

Is cheesy a Scrabble UK word?

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

C3H4E1E1S1Y4

Is cheesy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cheesy is a Words With Friends word. The word cheesy is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4H3E1E1S1Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

CHEESY,

5-letter words (4 found)

ECHES,SYCEE,YECHS,YEESH,

4-letter words (10 found)

CEES,ECHE,EECH,EYES,HEYS,HYES,SCYE,SECH,SYCE,YECH,

3-letter words (16 found)

CEE,CHE,ECH,EHS,EYE,HES,HEY,HYE,SEC,SEE,SEY,SHE,SHY,SYE,YEH,YES,

2-letter words (7 found)

CH,EE,EH,ES,HE,SH,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 39 words from cheesy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cheesy

cheesy

Alternative forms

  • cheesey

Etymology

From Middle English chesy, equivalent to cheese +‎ -y. Doublet of caseic. Compare German käsig (“cheesy”).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “How was the 'overdramatic' sense derived?”)

Pronunciation

  • enPR: chēʹzē, IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːzi/
  • Rhymes: -iːzi
  • Homophone: cheezie

Adjective

cheesy (comparative cheesier, superlative cheesiest)

  1. Of or relating to cheese.
    This sandwich is full of cheesy goodness.
  2. Resembling or containing cheese.
  3. (informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.
  4. (informal) Cheap, of poor quality.
  5. Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere. (of a smile or grin)

Synonyms

  • (overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived, shoddy): cheeseball, corny, tacky

Derived terms

Related terms

  • cream-cheesy
  • mac and cheesy

Translations

References

  • “cheesy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Seyche

Source: wiktionary.org