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Is sepoy a Scrabble word?

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

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Is sepoy a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is sepoy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word sepoy is a Words With Friends word. The word sepoy is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (4 found)

POESY,POSEY,POYSE,SEPOY,

4-letter words (10 found)

EPOS,ESPY,OPES,OYES,PESO,POSE,POSY,PYES,SYPE,YEPS,

3-letter words (16 found)

OES,OPE,OPS,OSE,OYE,OYS,PES,POS,PYE,SEY,SOP,SOY,SPY,SYE,YEP,YES,

2-letter words (10 found)

ES,OE,OP,OS,OY,PE,PO,SO,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 41 words from sepoy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of sepoy

sepoy espoy speoy pseoy epsoy pesoy seopy esopy soepy osepy eospy oespy spoey psoey sopey ospey posey opsey eposy peosy eopsy oepsy poesy opesy sepyo espyo speyo pseyo epsyo pesyo seypo esypo syepo ysepo eyspo yespo spyeo psyeo sypeo yspeo pyseo ypseo epyso peyso eypso yepso pyeso ypeso seoyp esoyp soeyp oseyp eosyp oesyp seyop esyop syeop yseop eysop yesop soyep osyep syoep ysoep oysep yosep eoysp oeysp eyosp yeosp oyesp yoesp spoye psoye sopye ospye posye opsye spyoe psyoe sypoe yspoe pysoe ypsoe soype osype syope ysope oyspe yospe poyse opyse pyose ypose oypse yopse epoys peoys eopys oepys poeys opeys epyos peyos eypos yepos pyeos ypeos eoyps oeyps eyops yeops oyeps yoeps poyes opyes pyoes ypoes oypes yopes

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Definitions and meaning of sepoy

sepoy

Etymology

From Portuguese sipae, from Urdu سِپاہی (sipāhī) / Hindi सिपाही (sipāhī), from Classical Persian سِپَاهِی (sipāhī, “soldier, horseman”), from سِپَاه (sipāh, “army”). Doublet of spahi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːˌpɔɪ/
  • Rhymes: -iːpɔɪ
  • Hyphenation: se‧poi

Noun

sepoy (plural sepoys)

  1. (historical, military) A native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.
  2. (India, Pakistan, Nepal) The holder of an infantry enlisted rank equivalent to private in other countries.

Descendants

  • → Dutch: sepoy, sipoy
    • → Indonesian: sepoy
  • → German: Sepoy
  • → Italian: sepoy
  • → Swedish: sepoy
    • → Finnish: sepoy
  • → Turkish: sepoy

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References

Further reading

  • “sepoy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • “sepoy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “sepoy” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
  • “sepoy”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • Posey, poesy, posey, poyse, poësy

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English sepoy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.pɔi̯/

Noun

sepoy m (plural sepoys, diminutive sepoytje n)

  1. (historical) A sepoy, native soldier in the British East Indies, in particular British India.

Source: wiktionary.org