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Is tardy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tardy is a Scrabble US word. The word tardy is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is tardy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tardy is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is tardy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tardy is a Words With Friends word. The word tardy is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

TARDY,

4-letter words (8 found)

ADRY,ARTY,DART,DRAT,DRAY,TRAD,TRAY,YARD,

3-letter words (15 found)

ARD,ART,ARY,DAY,DRY,RAD,RAT,RAY,RYA,TAD,TAR,TAY,TRY,YAD,YAR,

2-letter words (7 found)

AD,AR,AT,AY,DA,TA,YA,

You can make 31 words from tardy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of tardy

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Definitions and meaning of tardy

tardy

Etymology

From an earlier tardive, from French tardif, from Late Latin tardīvus, from Latin tardus (“slow”, “sluggish”), of obscure origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɑːdi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑɹdi/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)di

Adjective

tardy (comparative tardier, superlative tardiest)

  1. Late; overdue or delayed.
  2. Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
  3. Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.
  4. (obsolete) Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).
  5. (obsolete) Criminal; guilty.

Usage notes

  • The term suggests habitual lateness.
  • Somewhat dated in the United Kingdom.

Synonyms

  • (late; overdue; not on time): belated, delayed

Derived terms

  • tardily
  • tardiness

Translations

Noun

tardy (plural tardies)

  1. (US) A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
  2. (US) An instance of a student's being marked as tardy by a teacher on the teacher's attendance sheet.

See also

  • tardy slip

Verb

tardy (third-person singular simple present tardies, present participle tardying, simple past and past participle tardied)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make tardy.

Anagrams

  • Darty

Source: wiktionary.org