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What does holey mean? Is holey a Scrabble word?

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Is holey a Scrabble word?

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

H4O1L1E1Y4

Is holey a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4O1L1E1Y4

Is holey a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word holey is a Words With Friends word. The word holey is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3O1L2E1Y3

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5-letter words (2 found)

HOLEY,HOYLE,

4-letter words (4 found)

HELO,HOLE,HOLY,HYLE,

3-letter words (10 found)

HEY,HOE,HOY,HYE,LEY,LOY,LYE,OLE,OYE,YEH,

2-letter words (10 found)

EH,EL,HE,HO,LO,OE,OH,OY,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 27 words from holey according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of holey

holey ohley hloey lhoey olhey lohey hoely ohely heoly eholy oehly eohly hleoy lheoy heloy ehloy lehoy elhoy olehy loehy oelhy eolhy leohy elohy holye ohlye hloye lhoye olhye lohye hoyle ohyle hyole yhole oyhle yohle hlyoe lhyoe hyloe yhloe lyhoe ylhoe olyhe loyhe oylhe yolhe lyohe ylohe hoeyl oheyl heoyl ehoyl oehyl eohyl hoyel ohyel hyoel yhoel oyhel yohel heyol ehyol hyeol yheol eyhol yehol oeyhl eoyhl oyehl yoehl eyohl yeohl hleyo lheyo helyo ehlyo lehyo elhyo hlyeo lhyeo hyleo yhleo lyheo ylheo heylo ehylo hyelo yhelo eyhlo yehlo leyho elyho lyeho yleho eylho yelho oleyh loeyh oelyh eolyh leoyh eloyh olyeh loyeh oyleh yoleh lyoeh yloeh oeylh eoylh oyelh yoelh eyolh yeolh leyoh elyoh lyeoh yleoh eyloh yeloh

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word holey. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in holey.

Definitions and meaning of holey

holey

Etymology

From Middle English holy, holi, holly, holli (“holey, spongy, hollow”); equivalent to hole +‎ -y. The e was inserted in Modern English to distinguish the word from holy (“hallowed, sacred”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, wholly-holy split) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊl.li/, [ˈhɒʊli], [ˈhɒʊɫ.li]
  • (UK, without wholly-holy split) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊli/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊli/
  • Rhymes: -əʊli
  • Homophones: wholly, holy (in accents without the wholly-holy split)

Adjective

holey (comparative holier, superlative holiest)

  1. Having, or being full of, holes.

Derived terms

  • holey dollar
  • holeyness

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Anagrams

  • Hoyle

Source: wiktionary.org