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What does honey mean? Is honey a Scrabble word?

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Is honey a Scrabble word?

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

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Is honey a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4O1N1E1Y4

Is honey a Words With Friends word?

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

H3O1N2E1Y3

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5-letter words (1 found)

HONEY,

4-letter words (2 found)

HONE,HYEN,

3-letter words (16 found)

EON,HEN,HEY,HOE,HON,HOY,HYE,NOH,NOY,NYE,ONE,ONY,OYE,YEH,YEN,YON,

2-letter words (13 found)

EH,EN,HE,HO,NE,NO,NY,OE,OH,ON,OY,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 33 words from honey according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of honey

honey ohney hnoey nhoey onhey nohey hoeny oheny heony ehony oehny eohny hneoy nheoy henoy ehnoy nehoy enhoy onehy noehy oenhy eonhy neohy enohy honye ohnye hnoye nhoye onhye nohye hoyne ohyne hyone yhone oyhne yohne hnyoe nhyoe hynoe yhnoe nyhoe ynhoe onyhe noyhe oynhe yonhe nyohe ynohe hoeyn oheyn heoyn ehoyn oehyn eohyn hoyen ohyen hyoen yhoen oyhen yohen heyon ehyon hyeon yheon eyhon yehon oeyhn eoyhn oyehn yoehn eyohn yeohn hneyo nheyo henyo ehnyo nehyo enhyo hnyeo nhyeo hyneo yhneo nyheo ynheo heyno ehyno hyeno yheno eyhno yehno neyho enyho nyeho yneho eynho yenho oneyh noeyh oenyh eonyh neoyh enoyh onyeh noyeh oyneh yoneh nyoeh ynoeh oeynh eoynh oyenh yoenh eyonh yeonh neyoh enyoh nyeoh yneoh eynoh yenoh

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

Definitions and meaning of honey

honey

Alternative forms

  • hunny (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Middle English hony, honi, from Old English huniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą (compare West Frisian hunich, German Honig), from earlier *hunangą (compare Swedish honung), from Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂onk-o-s, from *kn̥h₂ónks.

Cognate with Middle Welsh canecon (“gold”), Latin canicae pl (“bran”), Tocharian B kronkśe (“bee”), Albanian qengjë (“beehive”), Ancient Greek κνῆκος (knêkos, “safflower”), Northern Kurdish şan (“beehive”), Northern Luri گونج (gonj, “bee”), Finnish hunaja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʌni/
  • Rhymes: -ʌni
  • Hyphenation: hon‧ey

Noun

honey (usually uncountable, plural honeys or (archaic) honies)

  1. (uncountable) A viscous, gold-coloured sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
  2. (countable) A variety of this substance.
  3. (rare) Nectar.
  4. (figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
  5. A term of affection.
  6. (countable, informal) A woman, especially an attractive one.
  7. A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.

Synonyms

  • (sweet fluid from bees): mel
  • (term of affection): darling, sweetie, see also Thesaurus:sweetheart

Hypernyms

  • food
  • liquid

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: ハニー (hanī)
  • →⇒ Jarai: ia hơni
  • → Marshallese: ōne
  • Sranan Tongo: oni
  • Tok Pisin: hani

Translations

Adjective

honey (comparative honeyer or honier, superlative honeyest or honiest)

  1. Involving or resembling honey.
  2. Of a pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like most types of honey.
  3. Honey-sweet.

Translations

Verb

honey (third-person singular simple present honeys, present participle honeying, simple past and past participle honeyed)

  1. (transitive) To sweeten; to make agreeable.
  2. (transitive) To add honey to.
  3. (intransitive) To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.
  4. (intransitive) To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn.

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See also

  • 🍯
  • Appendix:Colors

Source: wiktionary.org