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Is horny a Scrabble word?

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

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Is horny a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4O1R1N1Y4

Is horny a Words With Friends word?

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

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5-letter words (1 found)

HORNY,

4-letter words (1 found)

HORN,

3-letter words (9 found)

HON,HOY,NOH,NOR,NOY,ONY,RHO,RHY,YON,

2-letter words (8 found)

HO,NO,NY,OH,ON,OR,OY,YO,

You can make 19 words from horny according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of horny

horny ohrny hrony rhony orhny rohny honry ohnry hnory nhory onhry nohry hrnoy rhnoy hnroy nhroy rnhoy nrhoy ornhy ronhy onrhy norhy rnohy nrohy horyn ohryn hroyn rhoyn orhyn rohyn hoyrn ohyrn hyorn yhorn oyhrn yohrn hryon rhyon hyron yhron ryhon yrhon oryhn royhn oyrhn yorhn ryohn yrohn honyr ohnyr hnoyr nhoyr onhyr nohyr hoynr ohynr hyonr yhonr oyhnr yohnr hnyor nhyor hynor yhnor nyhor ynhor onyhr noyhr oynhr yonhr nyohr ynohr hrnyo rhnyo hnryo nhryo rnhyo nrhyo hryno rhyno hyrno yhrno ryhno yrhno hnyro nhyro hynro yhnro nyhro ynhro rnyho nryho rynho yrnho nyrho ynrho ornyh ronyh onryh noryh rnoyh nroyh orynh roynh oyrnh yornh ryonh yronh onyrh noyrh oynrh yonrh nyorh ynorh rnyoh nryoh rynoh yrnoh nyroh ynroh

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Definitions and meaning of horny

horny

Etymology

From Middle English horny, equivalent to horn +‎ -y. Compare German hornig. Compare also Dutch hoornachtig, Swedish hornaktig, Old English hyrniġ (“angular”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɔːni/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhoɹni/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ni

Adjective

horny (comparative hornier, superlative horniest)

  1. Hard or bony, like an animal's horn.
    Synonyms: callous, coarse, hardened, rough
  2. Having the hard consistency and pale colour of an animal's horn.
    Synonym: ceratose (en, biology)
  3. Having horns.
    Synonym: horned
  4. (slang, informal) Sexually aroused.
    Synonyms: randy, toey, in heat, excited; see also Thesaurus:randy
  5. (slang, informal) Sexually arousing.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sexy
    • 2003, Peep Show (TV series), Funeral (episode)
      Mark Corrigan: She [the dentist] should have to wear a mask for this kind of thing. Reagan or Batman or... actually she'd look pretty horny as Batman... Jesus, no, don't!

Derived terms

  • (sexually aroused): horniness, hornily

Descendants

  • (sexually aroused): → Irish: adharcach (semantic loan)
  • (sexually aroused): → Russian: хорни (xorni)
  • (sexually aroused): → Saterland Frisian: honig

Translations

Further reading

  • “horny”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “horny”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • Jonathon Green (2024) “horny adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Source: wiktionary.org