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What does porgy mean? Is porgy a Scrabble word?

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Is porgy a Scrabble word?

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

P3O1R1G2Y4

Is porgy a Scrabble UK word?

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

P3O1R1G2Y4

Is porgy a Words With Friends word?

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

P4O1R1G3Y3

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5-letter words (1 found)

PORGY,

4-letter words (11 found)

GORP,GORY,GYPO,GYRO,ORGY,POGY,PORY,PROG,PYRO,ROPY,YORP,

3-letter words (7 found)

GOR,GOY,GYP,ORG,PRO,PRY,YGO,

2-letter words (6 found)

GO,OP,OR,OY,PO,YO,

You can make 25 words from porgy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of porgy

porgy

English

Etymology

From Portuguese or Spanish pargo, from Latin phagrum, accusative of phager, from Ancient Greek φάγρος (phágros, “sea bream”).

The similarity of porgy to paugie, especially in non-rhotic accents, may have reinforced both terms.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɔːɡi/

Noun

porgy (plural porgies)

  1. Any of several fish of the family Sparidae; the seabream.
    1. In particular, the scup (paugie, Stenotomus chrysops).

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Translations

References

  • “porgy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • porgy at Fishbase

Anagrams

  • gropy

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