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Is tranny a Scrabble word?

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

T1R1A1N1N1Y4

Is tranny a Scrabble UK word?

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

T1R1A1N1N1Y4

Is tranny a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tranny is a Words With Friends word. The word tranny is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1R1A1N2N2Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

TRANNY,

5-letter words (1 found)

TYRAN,

4-letter words (6 found)

ARTY,NARY,RANT,TARN,TRAY,YARN,

3-letter words (17 found)

ANN,ANT,ANY,ART,ARY,NAN,NAT,NAY,RAN,RAT,RAY,RYA,TAN,TAR,TAY,TRY,YAR,

2-letter words (8 found)

AN,AR,AT,AY,NA,NY,TA,YA,

You can make 33 words from tranny according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tranny

tranny

Alternative forms

  • trannie

Etymology

All are shortened forms of the indicated terms +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: trăʹni IPA(key): /ˈtɹæ.ni/
  • Rhymes: -æni
  • Hyphenation: tran‧ny

Noun

tranny (countable and uncountable, plural trannies)

  1. (slang, chiefly derogatory, offensive) A transsexual, transgender, or transvestite person, usually a trans woman.
  2. (colloquial, Commonwealth) A transistor radio.
  3. (colloquial, automotive) A vehicle's transmission.
  4. (colloquial) An electrical transformer.
  5. (slang, skateboarding, countable) A transition between moves.
  6. (slang, skateboarding, uncountable) A style of skateboarding based on transitioning from one move to the next.
  7. (Northern England, slang) A Ford Transit (van).

Usage notes

  • The sense referring to a trans person is among the most offensive terms for a trans person in English. It is almost always applied to trans women, and is especially used in pornography. Trans people occasionally self-apply tranny as a reclaimed slur.

Derived terms

  • (a trans person): tranny chaser, trannydom, trannification

Translations

Anagrams

  • trynna

Source: wiktionary.org