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Is convoy a Scrabble word?

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

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Is convoy a Scrabble UK word?

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

C3O1N1V4O1Y4

Is convoy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word convoy is a Words With Friends word. The word convoy is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

CONVOY,

5-letter words (1 found)

CONVO,

4-letter words (2 found)

CONY,COON,

3-letter words (9 found)

CON,COO,COY,NOO,NOY,ONO,ONY,OON,YON,

2-letter words (6 found)

NO,NY,ON,OO,OY,YO,

You can make 19 words from convoy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of convoy

convoy

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French convoier, another form of conveier, from Medieval Latin convio (“to accompany on the way”), from Latin com- (“together”) + via (“way”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.vɔɪ/

Noun

convoy (plural convoys)

  1. (nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
  2. A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.
  3. The act of convoying; protection.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • convey

Translations

Verb

convoy (third-person singular simple present convoys, present participle convoying, simple past and past participle convoyed)

  1. (transitive) To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.
  2. (intransitive) To travel under convoy.

Translations

Further reading

  • “convoy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “convoy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “convoy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English convoy, itself from French convoi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /komˈboi/ [kõmˈboi̯]
  • Rhymes: -oi
  • Syllabification: con‧voy

Noun

convoy m (plural convoyes)

  1. convoy

Further reading

  • “convoy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org