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Is phony a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word phony is a Scrabble US word. The word phony is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is phony a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word phony is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Is phony a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word phony is a Words With Friends word. The word phony is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

PHONY,

4-letter words (3 found)

HYPO,PHON,PONY,

3-letter words (10 found)

HON,HOP,HOY,HYP,NOH,NOY,ONY,PHO,POH,YON,

2-letter words (9 found)

HO,NO,NY,OH,ON,OP,OY,PO,YO,

You can make 23 words from phony according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of phony

phony hpony pohny ophny hopny ohpny phnoy hpnoy pnhoy nphoy hnpoy nhpoy ponhy opnhy pnohy npohy onphy nophy honpy ohnpy hnopy nhopy onhpy nohpy phoyn hpoyn pohyn ophyn hopyn ohpyn phyon hpyon pyhon yphon hypon yhpon poyhn opyhn pyohn ypohn oyphn yophn hoypn ohypn hyopn yhopn oyhpn yohpn phnyo hpnyo pnhyo nphyo hnpyo nhpyo phyno hpyno pyhno yphno hypno yhpno pnyho npyho pynho ypnho nypho ynpho hnypo nhypo hynpo yhnpo nyhpo ynhpo ponyh opnyh pnoyh npoyh onpyh nopyh poynh opynh pyonh yponh oypnh yopnh pnyoh npyoh pynoh ypnoh nypoh ynpoh onyph noyph oynph yonph nyoph ynoph honyp ohnyp hnoyp nhoyp onhyp nohyp hoynp ohynp hyonp yhonp oyhnp yohnp hnyop nhyop hynop yhnop nyhop ynhop onyhp noyhp oynhp yonhp nyohp ynohp

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Definitions and meaning of phony

phony

Alternative forms

  • phoney (British)

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of fawny (“gilt brass ring used by swindlers”) (1781), from Irish fáinne (“ring”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfoʊni/
  • Rhymes: -əʊni

Adjective

phony (comparative phonier, superlative phoniest)

  1. (informal) Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

Synonyms

  • (fraudulent): bogus, counterfeit, fake
  • See also Thesaurus:fake

Antonyms

  • authentic
  • genuine

Derived terms

  • phoniness
  • phoneyness
  • phony as a three-dollar bill
  • phony-baloney

Translations

Noun

phony (plural phonies)

  1. (informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
  2. (informal) A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
    Synonyms: faker, dissembler, pretender, fake; see also Thesaurus:deceiver
  3. (informal) Anything fraudulent or fake.

Derived terms

  • phony up, phoney up
  • Phony War, Phoney War

Translations

Verb

phony (third-person singular simple present phonies, present participle phonying, simple past and past participle phonied)

  1. (informal) To fake.

Anagrams

  • hypno-

Source: wiktionary.org