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Is lousy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lousy is a Scrabble US word. The word lousy is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is lousy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lousy is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

L1O1U1S1Y4

Is lousy a Words With Friends word?

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

L2O1U2S1Y3

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5-letter words (1 found)

LOUSY,

4-letter words (4 found)

LOUS,LOYS,SOUL,YOUS,

3-letter words (11 found)

LOS,LOU,LOY,OUS,OYS,SLY,SOL,SOU,SOY,YOU,YUS,

2-letter words (8 found)

LO,OS,OU,OY,SO,US,YO,YU,

You can make 24 words from lousy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of lousy

lousy olusy luosy ulosy oulsy uolsy losuy olsuy lsouy slouy osluy soluy lusoy ulsoy lsuoy sluoy usloy suloy ously uosly osuly souly usoly suoly louys oluys luoys uloys oulys uolys loyus olyus lyous ylous oylus yolus luyos ulyos lyuos yluos uylos yulos ouyls uoyls oyuls youls uyols yuols losyu olsyu lsoyu sloyu oslyu solyu loysu olysu lyosu ylosu oylsu yolsu lsyou slyou lysou ylsou sylou yslou osylu soylu oyslu yoslu syolu ysolu lusyo ulsyo lsuyo sluyo uslyo sulyo luyso ulyso lyuso yluso uylso yulso lsyuo slyuo lysuo ylsuo syluo ysluo usylo suylo uyslo yuslo syulo ysulo ousyl uosyl osuyl souyl usoyl suoyl ouysl uoysl oyusl yousl uyosl yuosl osyul soyul oysul yosul syoul ysoul usyol suyol uysol yusol syuol ysuol

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Definitions and meaning of lousy

lousy

Etymology

From Middle English lousy, lowsy, lousi, equivalent to louse +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ.zi/
  • Rhymes: -aʊzi

Adjective

lousy (comparative lousier, superlative lousiest)

  1. (colloquial) Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
    Synonym: miserable
  2. (colloquial) Dirty or untidy.
  3. (colloquial) Unwell; under the weather.
  4. (colloquial) Underhanded; mean; contemptible.
  5. Infested with lice.
  7. (colloquial, usually with with) Filled or packed (with something, usually bad).
    Synonyms: riddled, -ridden, inundated, jam-packed, teeming

Usage notes

  • Considered an offensive insult prior to World War II, implying filthiness. Now considered a mild or rather dated term.

Derived terms

  • lousy evil

Related terms

  • cootie, crab louse, crabs, louse, pubic louse
  • licey (“infested with lice”)

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Source: wiktionary.org