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Is thorny a Scrabble word?

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

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Is thorny a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Yes. The word thorny is a Words With Friends word. The word thorny is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

RHYTON,THORNY,

5-letter words (3 found)

HORNY,NORTH,THORN,

4-letter words (12 found)

HORN,RONT,RYOT,THON,THRO,TONY,TORN,TORY,TRON,TROY,TYRO,YONT,

3-letter words (20 found)

HON,HOT,HOY,NOH,NOR,NOT,NOY,NTH,ONY,ORT,RHO,RHY,ROT,THO,THY,TON,TOR,TOY,TRY,YON,

2-letter words (9 found)

HO,NO,NY,OH,ON,OR,OY,TO,YO,

You can make 46 words from thorny according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of thorny

thorny

Etymology

From Middle English thorny, þorny, þorni, from Old English þorniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *þornag. Equivalent to thorn +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈθɔːni/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈθɔɹni/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ni

Adjective

thorny (comparative thornier, superlative thorniest)

  1. Having thorns or spines
    Synonyms: prickly, spiny
  2. (figuratively) Troublesome or vexatious
  3. Aloof and irritable

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Translations

Anagrams

  • rhyton

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English þorniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *þornag. Equivalent to thorn +‎ -y.

Alternative forms

  • thornee, thornye, þorni, þorny

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɔrniː/, /ˈθoːrniː/

Adjective

thorny

  1. Having many thorns or spines; thorny.
  2. (rare) Covered in thorny plants.
  3. (rare) Having a shape like a thorn.
Descendants
  • English: thorny
  • Scots: thorny
References
  • “thornī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.

Etymology 2

Verb

thorny

  1. Alternative form of thornen

Source: wiktionary.org