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Is thingy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word thingy is a Scrabble US word. The word thingy is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

T1H4I1N1G2Y4

Is thingy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word thingy is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

T1H4I1N1G2Y4

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6-letter words (2 found)

NIGHTY,THINGY,

5-letter words (4 found)

HYING,NIGHT,THING,TYING,

4-letter words (9 found)

HING,HINT,NIGH,THIG,THIN,TING,TINY,TIYN,TYIN,

3-letter words (13 found)

GHI,GIN,GIT,HIN,HIT,ING,NIT,NTH,THY,TIG,TIN,TYG,YIN,

2-letter words (6 found)

GI,HI,IN,IT,NY,TI,

You can make 34 words from thingy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of thingy

thingy

Alternative forms

  • thingie, thingee

Etymology

From thing +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈθɪŋiː/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈθɪŋi/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋi

Noun

thingy (plural thingies)

  1. (informal) A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall or does not wish to mention its name).
  2. (slang, euphemistic, childish) A penis.

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:thingy

Translations

Adjective

thingy (comparative thingier, superlative thingiest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a thing; tangible.

Pronoun

thingy

  2. (informal) A person whose name one cannot recall.
    Hyponyms: what's-his-name, what's-her-name, what's-his-face, what's-her-face

References

  • “thingummy, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2008.

Further reading

  • Wikipedia article on placeholder names

Anagrams

  • nighty

Source: wiktionary.org