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Is donkey a Scrabble word?

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

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Is donkey a Scrabble UK word?

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

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

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6-letter words (1 found)

DONKEY,

5-letter words (6 found)

DOYEN,DYKON,KENDO,KYNDE,NOYED,YOKED,

4-letter words (15 found)

DENY,DOEK,DOEN,DONE,DYKE,DYNE,KENO,KOND,KYND,KYNE,NODE,NYED,YODE,YOKE,YOND,

3-letter words (27 found)

DEN,DEY,DOE,DON,DOY,DYE,END,EON,KED,KEN,KEY,KON,KYE,NED,NEK,NOD,NOY,NYE,ODE,OKE,ONE,ONY,OYE,YEN,YOD,YOK,YON,

2-letter words (16 found)

DE,DO,ED,EN,KO,KY,NE,NO,NY,OD,OE,OK,ON,OY,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 66 words from donkey according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of donkey

donkey

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Originally a slang term from the late eighteenth century. Perhaps from Middle English *donekie (“a miniature dun horse”), a double diminutive of Middle English don, dun, dunne (a name for a dun horse), equivalent to modern English dun (“brownish grey colour”) + -ock (diminutive suffix) + -ie (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle English donning (“a dun horse”), English dunnock. Became more common than the original term ass due to the latter's homophony and partial merger with arse (compare similar development between coney and rabbit).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɒŋki/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɑŋki/, /ˈdɔŋki/; (rare and nonstandard) /ˈdʌŋki/
  • Rhymes: -ɒŋki
  • Hyphenation: don‧key

Noun

donkey (plural donkeys)

  1. A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
  2. A stubborn person.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:stubborn person
  3. A fool.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool
  4. (nautical) A small auxiliary engine.
    Synonym: donkey engine
  5. (naval slang, dated) A box or chest, especially a toolbox.
  6. (poker slang) A bad poker player.
  7. British sea term for a sailor's storage chest.

Hyponyms

  • jack
  • jackass
  • jenny

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Afrikaans: donkie
  • → Northern Sotho: tonki
  • → Tok Pisin: donki
  • → Urdu: ڈَنْکی (ḍaṅkī)

Translations

See also

  • ass
  • mule
  • hinny

References

  • (box or chest): 1930, Naval Review (London) (volume 18, page 592)

Further reading

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “donkey”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  • “donkey”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Source: wiktionary.org