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Is dunny a Scrabble word?

Yes, dunny is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) No
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends No

What is the meaning of dunny?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (UK dialect) Somewhat deaf, hard of hearing.Examples: "Dunny, somewhat deaf, deafish."UKdialectal

2. (UK dialect, derogatory, euphemistic) Slow to answer: stupid, unintelligent.Examples: "What the devil are you dunny? won't you give me no answer?"UKderogatorydialectaleuphemistic

noun (English)

1. (UK dialect, derogatory euphemistic, obsolete) A dummy, an unintelligent person.Examples: "Should a School-boy do so, he'd be whip'd for a Dunny."UKderogatorydialectaleuphemisticobsolete

noun (English)

1. (UK slang, obsolete) Alternative form of danna: shit.UKalt-ofalternativeobsoleteslang

2. (Australia and New Zealand slang, also dated Scotland and Northern England) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.Examples: ""I've got one of those outside dunnies here, hasn't been emptied for six months and I ran out of sawdust three months ago.""; "There was one leaning dunny down the back and, if you stayed very quiet, on a very still day you could hear the white ants as they chewed the wood.The bottom boards were already eaten through, and I avoided using the dunny at all costs."; "‘Until you wake up to yourself, you can live in the old dunny for all I care.’ ‘All right, I will,’ said Tony."Synonyms: bathroomAustraliaNew-ZealandNorthern-EnglandScotlandalsodatedslang

3. (Australia and New Zealand slang) Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a latrine; a lavatory; a toilet.Examples: "The dunny was another place to go to get out of class. You got to go there by raising your hand in class and asking Miss if you could go to the lav."Synonyms: toiletAustraliaNew-Zealandslang

4. (Scotland, Northern England, slang, dated) A passageway, particularly those connecting an outhouse to the main building.Northern-EnglandScotlanddatedslang

noun (English)

1. (Scotland, Northern England, slang, dated) A cellar, basement, or underground passage.Northern-EnglandScotlanddatedslang

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "dunny"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "dunny"?

Scrabble
9 points
D2
U1
N1
N1
Y4
Words With Friends
11 points
D2
U2
N2
N2
Y4

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