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Is shabby a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shabby is a Scrabble US word. The word shabby is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is shabby a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shabby is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

S1H4A1B3B3Y4

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Yes. The word shabby is a Words With Friends word. The word shabby is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

SHABBY,

4-letter words (9 found)

ABBS,ABYS,ASHY,BABY,BASH,BAYS,HAYS,SHAY,YAHS,

3-letter words (18 found)

ABB,ABS,ABY,AHS,ASH,AYS,BAH,BAS,BAY,BYS,HAS,HAY,SAB,SAY,SHA,SHY,YAH,YAS,

2-letter words (9 found)

AB,AH,AS,AY,BA,BY,HA,SH,YA,

You can make 37 words from shabby according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of shabby

shabby

Etymology

From shab (“scab”) +‎ -y, or directly from an alteration of scabby. Cognate with Scots shabby (“in poor health, ill”), Dutch schabbig (“poor, needy, shabby”), Middle Low German schabbich (“miserable”), German schäbig (“shabby”), Swedish skabbig (“scabby”), Swedish sjabbig (“shabby, mangy, scruffy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃæb.i/
  • Rhymes: -æbi

Adjective

shabby (comparative shabbier, superlative shabbiest)

  1. (of clothing, etc.) Torn or worn; unkempt.
  2. (of a person) Wearing ragged, very worn, or dirty clothing.
  3. Mean; despicable.
  4. Poor; showing little effort or talent.

Derived terms

  • shabby-genteel
  • shabby chic

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References

“shabby”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.


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