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Is fanny a Scrabble word?

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

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Is fanny a Scrabble UK word?

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

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5-letter words (1 found)

FANNY,

3-letter words (6 found)

ANN,ANY,FAN,FAY,NAN,NAY,

2-letter words (7 found)

AN,AY,FA,FY,NA,NY,YA,

You can make 14 words from fanny according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of fanny

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Definitions and meaning of fanny

fanny

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfæni/
  • Rhymes: -æni

Etymology 1

19th century. Ultimately from Fanny, pet form of the name Frances. Compare dick, John Thomas, mickey.

Noun

fanny (countable and uncountable, plural fannies)

  1. (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, vulgar) The female genitalia. [from 1830s]
    Her dress was so short you could nearly see her fanny.
  2. (Canada, US, informal) The buttocks; arguably the most nearly polite of several euphemisms. [from 1910s]
    Children, sit down on your fannies, and eat your lunch.
    Get off your fanny and get back to work!
  3. (UK, vulgar) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
    get some fanny tonight
  4. (UK, vulgar, uncountable) Women, regarded as sex objects.
    This club is full of fanny.
Usage notes

In North American usage, this is the mildest of euphemisms referring to the buttocks, suitable for use when speaking to small children. Elsewhere, it is a vulgar direct reference to female genitalia and sexuality.

Synonyms
  • (vulva or vagina): bearded clam, beaver, beef curtains, box, bush, clunge, cock socket, cooch, coochie, cooter, cunt, flange, flaps, front bottom, front bum, gash, hairy banjo, ham wallet, lips, minge, muff, pussy, quim, slit, snatch, the pink, twat, vertical smile, whisker biscuit, wizard's sleeve; see also Thesaurus:vagina and Thesaurus:vulva
  • (buttocks): arse, ass, booty, bum, butt, hiney, keester, tush, tushie; see also Thesaurus:buttocks
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Etymology 2

The British naval slang sense derives from Fanny Adams. Tins of mutton introduced as rations were not liked by the sailors and were taken by them to contain the butchered remains of Fanny Adams who had been brutally murdered and dismembered. The tins were re-used for eating from and cooking with.

Noun

fanny (plural fannies)

  1. (UK, naval slang) Mess kettle or cooking pot.
See also
  • Fanny Adams

References

  • “fanny” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

Source: wiktionary.org