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Is sinewy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sinewy is a Scrabble US word. The word sinewy is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

S1I1N1E1W4Y4

Is sinewy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sinewy is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

S1I1N1E1W4Y4

Is sinewy a Words With Friends word?

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

S1I1N2E1W4Y3

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6-letter words (2 found)

SINEWY,WINSEY,

5-letter words (6 found)

NEWSY,SEWIN,SINEW,SWINE,WINES,WINEY,

4-letter words (22 found)

NEWS,NIES,NYES,SEWN,SIEN,SINE,SNYE,SWEY,SYEN,SYNE,WENS,WEYS,WINE,WINS,WINY,WISE,WYES,WYNS,YENS,YEWS,YINS,YWIS,

3-letter words (26 found)

ENS,INS,NEW,NIE,NIS,NYE,NYS,SEI,SEN,SEW,SEY,SIN,SNY,SWY,SYE,SYN,WEN,WEY,WIN,WIS,WYE,WYN,YEN,YES,YEW,YIN,

2-letter words (10 found)

EN,ES,EW,IN,IS,NE,NY,SI,WE,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 67 words from sinewy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sinewy

sinewy

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English synwy, synewy, synowy (“tendonous”); equivalent to sinew +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪnjuːi/

Adjective

sinewy (comparative more sinewy, superlative most sinewy)

  1. Tough; having strong sinews.
  2. (figuratively) Having or showing nervous strength.
  3. (of a person or animal) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.
    • 1965 (original), Frank Herbert, Dune, Ace Edition; June 1987, Pennsylvania, page 32:
      Hawat put a sinewy finger beside his eye.

Derived terms

  • sinewiness

Translations

References

  • WordNet® 3.0. Princeton University. 30 Aug. 2007. [1]

Anagrams

  • Swiney, winsey

Middle English

Adjective

sinewy

  1. Alternative form of synwy

Source: wiktionary.org