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Is nancy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nancy is a Scrabble US word. The word nancy is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is nancy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nancy is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is nancy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nancy is a Words With Friends word. The word nancy is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

CANNY,NANCY,

4-letter words (3 found)

CANN,CANY,CYAN,

3-letter words (6 found)

ANN,ANY,CAN,CAY,NAN,NAY,

2-letter words (5 found)

AN,AY,NA,NY,YA,

You can make 16 words from nancy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of nancy

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Definitions and meaning of nancy

nancy

Etymology

From Nancy, pet form of the female given names Agnes and Anne, under influence from earlier nan (“serving girl, maid; male homosexual”), itself from Nan, another pet form of the same names. Compare Mary.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnænsi/
  • Rhymes: -ænsi
  • Hyphenation: nan‧cy

Noun

nancy (plural nancies)

  1. (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, US, derogatory, slang, offensive) An effeminate man, especially a homosexual.

Synonyms

  • (an effeminate man): mama's boy, pansy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man
  • (a homosexual): friend of Dorothy, omi-palone; see also Thesaurus:male homosexual

Derived terms

  • nancy up
  • nancyboy, nancy boy, nance
  • nancy pants

Translations

Anagrams

  • Canny, canny

Source: wiktionary.org