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Is feisty a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word feisty is a Scrabble US word. The word feisty is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

F4E1I1S1T1Y4

Is feisty a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word feisty is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

F4E1I1S1T1Y4

Is feisty a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word feisty is a Words With Friends word. The word feisty is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

F4E1I1S1T1Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

FEISTY,

5-letter words (7 found)

FEIST,FESTY,FIEST,FISTY,SEITY,YETIS,YITES,

4-letter words (19 found)

EFTS,FEIS,FEST,FETS,FEYS,FIST,FITS,SEIF,SIFT,SITE,STEY,STIE,STYE,TEFS,TIES,TYES,YEST,YETI,YITE,

3-letter words (24 found)

EFS,EFT,EST,FES,FET,FEY,FIE,FIT,IFS,ITS,SEI,SET,SEY,SIF,SIT,STY,SYE,TEF,TES,TIE,TIS,TYE,YES,YET,

2-letter words (13 found)

EF,ES,ET,FE,FY,IF,IS,IT,SI,ST,TE,TI,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 65 words from feisty according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of feisty

feisty

Etymology

1896, American, feist (“small, aggressive dog”) +‎ -y; the term feist (now rare) itself originally meant “stink”, and earlier “fart”, from Middle English, from Old English, from Proto-Germanic, presumably from Proto-Indo-European – see feist for details.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɪsti/
  • Rhymes: -aɪsti

Adjective

feisty (comparative feistier or more feisty, superlative feistiest or most feisty)

  1. Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
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  2. Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.
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  3. Easily offended and ready to bicker.
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Derived terms

  • feistily
  • feistiness

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Source: wiktionary.org