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Is envy a Scrabble word?

Yes, envy is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of envy?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.Examples: "Syre said laūcelot vnto Arthur by this crye that ye haue made ye wyll put vs that ben aboute yow in grete Ieopardy for there be many Knyghtes that haue grete enuye to vs therfore whan we shal mete at the daye of Iustes there wille be hard skyfte amonge vs"; "But let me tell the World, If he out-liue the enuie of this day, England did neuer owe so sweet a hope, So much misconstrued in his Wantonnesse."countableobsoleteuncountable

2. (obsolete) Emulation; rivalry.Examples: "c. 1631-1636, John Ford, The Fancies Chaste and Noble Such as cleanliness and decency Prompt to a virtuous envy."countableobsoleteuncountable

3. (obsolete) Public odium; ill repute.Examples: "to lay the envy of the war upon Cicero"countableobsoleteuncountable

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.Examples: "Moon and Kim took a cable car together to Heaven Lake, a caldera at the top of the mountain, and walked around the area with their wives and officials from both sides. Pictures showed Moon and Kim smiling and posing with their wives, and Moon filling a bottle with water from the lake. “The Chinese envy us because they can’t go down to the lake from their side but we can,” Kim said. “We should write another chapter of history between the North and the South by reflecting our new history on this Heaven Lake.”"transitive

2. (transitive) To resentfully or discontentedly desire (something someone else has that one lacks).transitive

3. (obsolete, intransitive) To have envious feelings (at).Examples: "I do not envy at their wealth, titles, offices;[…]let me live quiet and at ease."; "Who envy at the prosperity of the wicked?"intransitiveobsolete

4. (obsolete, transitive) To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge.Examples: "But that sweet Cordiall, which can restore A loue-sick hart, she did to him enuy[…]."obsoletetransitive

5. (obsolete) To show malice or ill will; to rail.Examples: "He has[…]envied against the people."obsolete

6. (obsolete) To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.Examples: "If I make a lie To gain your love and envy my best mistress, Put me against a wall."obsolete

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "envy"?

Scrabble
10 points
E1
N1
V4
Y4
Words With Friends
11 points
E1
N2
V4
Y4

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