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Is wordy a Scrabble word?

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

W4O1R1D2Y4

Is wordy a Scrabble UK word?

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

W4O1R1D2Y4

Is wordy a Words With Friends word?

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

W4O1R1D2Y3

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5-letter words (3 found)

DOWRY,ROWDY,WORDY,

4-letter words (3 found)

DORY,DROW,WORD,

3-letter words (10 found)

DOR,DOW,DOY,DRY,ORD,ROD,ROW,WRY,YOD,YOW,

2-letter words (7 found)

DO,OD,OR,OW,OY,WO,YO,

You can make 23 words from wordy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of wordy

wordy owrdy wrody rwody orwdy rowdy wodry owdry wdory dwory odwry dowry wrdoy rwdoy wdroy dwroy rdwoy drwoy ordwy rodwy odrwy dorwy rdowy drowy woryd owryd wroyd rwoyd orwyd rowyd woyrd owyrd wyord yword oywrd yowrd wryod rwyod wyrod ywrod rywod yrwod orywd roywd oyrwd yorwd ryowd yrowd wodyr owdyr wdoyr dwoyr odwyr dowyr woydr owydr wyodr ywodr oywdr yowdr wdyor dwyor wydor ywdor dywor ydwor odywr doywr oydwr yodwr dyowr ydowr wrdyo rwdyo wdryo dwryo rdwyo drwyo wrydo rwydo wyrdo ywrdo rywdo yrwdo wdyro dwyro wydro ywdro dywro ydwro rdywo drywo rydwo yrdwo dyrwo ydrwo ordyw rodyw odryw doryw rdoyw droyw orydw roydw oyrdw yordw ryodw yrodw odyrw doyrw oydrw yodrw dyorw ydorw rdyow dryow rydow yrdow dyrow ydrow

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word wordy. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in wordy.

Definitions and meaning of wordy

wordy

Etymology

From Middle English wordy, woordi, from Old English wordiġ (“wordy, verbose”), equivalent to word +‎ -y. Cognate with Icelandic orðigur (“wordy”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɝdi/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)di
  • Homophone: wordie

Adjective

wordy (comparative wordier, superlative wordiest)

  1. Using an excessive number of words.
    The story was long and very wordy.

Synonyms

  • verbose
  • pleonastic
  • sesquipedalian
  • See also Thesaurus:verbose
  • See also Wikipedia:Wordy

Derived terms

  • unwordy
  • wordily
  • wordiness

Translations

Anagrams

  • dowry, rowdy

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • woordi

Etymology

From Old English wordiġ; equivalent to word +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwurdiː/, /ˈwoːrdiː/

Adjective

wordy

  1. (rare) wordy

Descendants

  • English: wordy

References

  • “wō̆rdī, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 February 2020.

Source: wiktionary.org