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Is zany a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word zany is a Scrabble US word. The word zany is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

Z10A1N1Y4

Is zany a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word zany is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

Z10A1N1Y4

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4-letter words (1 found)

ZANY,

3-letter words (2 found)

ANY,NAY,

2-letter words (6 found)

AN,AY,NA,NY,YA,ZA,

You can make 9 words from zany according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of zany

zany

English

Etymology

From Middle French zani, zanni, from Italian zanni (“a kind of masked clown character”), from Zanni, a dialectal form of Giovanni. Doublet of Zanni, John, and Giovanni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeɪni/
  • Rhymes: -eɪni
  • Hyphenation: za‧ny

Adjective

zany (comparative zanier, superlative zaniest)

  1. Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.
  2. Ludicrously or incongruously comical.

Synonyms

  • wacky

Derived terms

  • zanily
  • zaniness

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Noun

zany (plural zanies)

  1. (archaic) A fool or clown, especially one whose business on the stage is to imitate foolishly the actions of the principal clown.

Verb

zany (third-person singular simple present zanies, present participle zanying, simple past and past participle zanied)

  1. (obsolete) To mimic foolishly.

References

  • John Dover Wilson, comp. (1911) Life in Shakespeare's England: A Book of Elizabethan Prose, Cambridge: At the University Press, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Zayn, zayn

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