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Is hoary a Scrabble word?

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

H4O1A1R1Y4

Is hoary a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4O1A1R1Y4

Is hoary a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hoary is a Words With Friends word. The word hoary is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3O1A1R1Y3

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5-letter words (1 found)

HOARY,

4-letter words (6 found)

AHOY,HARO,HOAR,HORA,HOYA,OARY,

3-letter words (14 found)

ARY,HAO,HAY,HOA,HOY,OAR,ORA,RAH,RAY,RHO,RHY,RYA,YAH,YAR,

2-letter words (10 found)

AH,AR,AY,HA,HO,OH,OR,OY,YA,YO,

You can make 31 words from hoary according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of hoary

hoary ohary haory ahory oahry aohry horay ohray hroay rhoay orhay rohay haroy ahroy hraoy rhaoy arhoy rahoy oarhy aorhy orahy roahy arohy raohy hoayr ohayr haoyr ahoyr oahyr aohyr hoyar ohyar hyoar yhoar oyhar yohar hayor ahyor hyaor yhaor ayhor yahor oayhr aoyhr oyahr yoahr ayohr yaohr horya ohrya hroya rhoya orhya rohya hoyra ohyra hyora yhora oyhra yohra hryoa rhyoa hyroa yhroa ryhoa yrhoa oryha royha oyrha yorha ryoha yroha haryo ahryo hrayo rhayo arhyo rahyo hayro ahyro hyaro yharo ayhro yahro hryao rhyao hyrao yhrao ryhao yrhao aryho rayho ayrho yarho ryaho yraho oaryh aoryh orayh roayh aroyh raoyh oayrh aoyrh oyarh yoarh ayorh yaorh oryah royah oyrah yorah ryoah yroah aryoh rayoh ayroh yaroh ryaoh yraoh

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Definitions and meaning of hoary

hoary

Etymology

Possibly from Middle English *hori (suggested by horilocket (“hoary-locked, having hoary locks or curls”)), equivalent to hoar +‎ -y. Alternatively, Middle English horilocket may represent Middle English hor (“hoar, hoary”) + ilocket (“locked”) rather than hori (“hoary”) + locket (“locked”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /hɔː.ɹi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /hɔɹ.i/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹi
  • Homophone: whorey

Adjective

hoary (comparative hoarier, superlative hoariest)

  1. White, whitish, or greyish-white.
    Synonyms: albescent, griseous, whity
  2. White or grey with age.
    Synonyms: grey-haired, grizzled, grizzly, silver-haired, white-haired; see also Thesaurus:elderly
  3. (zoology) Of a pale silvery grey.
  4. (botany) Covered with short, dense, greyish white hairs.
    Synonym: canescent
  5. (figurative) Old or old-fashioned; trite.
  6. (obsolete) Remote in time past.
    Synonyms: bygone, foregone
  7. (obsolete) Moldy; mossy; musty.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • hoar

Translations

Anagrams

  • Yahor

Source: wiktionary.org