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Is pansy a Scrabble word?

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

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Is pansy a Scrabble UK word?

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

P3A1N1S1Y4

Is pansy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pansy is a Words With Friends word. The word pansy is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

PANSY,

4-letter words (10 found)

NAPS,NAYS,NYAS,PANS,PAYS,PYAS,SNAP,SPAN,SPAY,YAPS,

3-letter words (21 found)

ANS,ANY,ASP,AYS,NAP,NAS,NAY,NYS,PAN,PAS,PAY,PYA,SAN,SAP,SAY,SNY,SPA,SPY,SYN,YAP,YAS,

2-letter words (7 found)

AN,AS,AY,NA,NY,PA,YA,

You can make 39 words from pansy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of pansy

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Definitions and meaning of pansy

pansy

Etymology

From Middle French pensée (“thought”), as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head. Doublet of pensée.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpæn.zi/
  • Rhymes: -ænzi

Noun

pansy (plural pansies)

  1. A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
  2. A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
  3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia.
    Synonym: argus
  4. (derogatory, colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:milksop
  5. (derogatory, colloquial, dated) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:male homosexual, Thesaurus:effeminate man

Alternative forms

  • pancy (obsolete)

Derived terms

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Adjective

pansy (not comparable)

  1. Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
  2. Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

Derived terms

  • blue pansy
  • pansified
  • pansification
  • wild pansy

Related terms

  • pensive
  • poise
  • peso

Translations

Verb

pansy (third-person singular simple present pansies, present participle pansying, simple past and past participle pansied)

  1. (slang, intransitive, usually with "around" or "about") To mess about; to fail to get things done.

See also

  • heartsease
  • Johnny-jump-up
  • Appendix:Colors

Further reading

  • Jonathon Green (2024) “pansy n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  • Jonathon Green (2024) “pansy adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Source: wiktionary.org