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What does magpie mean? Is magpie a Scrabble word?

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Is magpie a Scrabble word?

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

M3A1G2P3I1E1

Is magpie a Scrabble UK word?

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

M3A1G2P3I1E1

Is magpie a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word magpie is a Words With Friends word. The word magpie is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4A1G3P4I1E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

MAGPIE,

5-letter words (1 found)

IMAGE,

4-letter words (12 found)

AMIE,EGMA,GAME,GAMP,GAPE,GIMP,MAGE,MAGI,MEGA,PAGE,PEAG,PIMA,

3-letter words (24 found)

AGE,AIM,AME,AMI,AMP,APE,GAE,GAM,GAP,GEM,GIE,GIP,IMP,MAE,MAG,MAP,MEG,MIG,PAM,PEA,PEG,PIA,PIE,PIG,

2-letter words (13 found)

AE,AG,AI,AM,EA,EM,GI,MA,ME,MI,PA,PE,PI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 52 words from magpie according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of magpie

magpie

Etymology

From Mag, a nickname for Margaret that was used to denote a chatterer, + archaic pie (“magpie”), from Old French pie, from Latin pīca, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker, magpie”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæɡˌpaɪ/
  • Hyphenation: mag‧pie

Noun

magpie (plural magpies)

  1. One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
    Synonyms: maggie, Eurasian magpie, European magpie, common magpie, pica, (obsolete) pie, (regional) piet
  2. A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen or Cracticus tibicen.
  3. (figurative) Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as hoarding or stealing objects.
  4. (slang) A fan or member of Newcastle United F.C.
  5. (military, firearms) The third circle on a target, between the inner and outer.
  6. (UK, slang, obsolete) A halfpenny.

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Verb

magpie (third-person singular simple present magpies, present participle magpieing, simple past and past participle magpied)

  1. (transitive) To mark with patches of black and white or light and dark.
    Synonym: mottle
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To steal or hoard (items) as magpies are believed to do.
  3. (intransitive) To talk idly; to talk about other people's private business.
    Synonyms: chatter, gossip

Further reading

  • magpie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org