showery
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
/ˈʃaʊəɹi/
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/ˈʃaʊəɹi/ · /ˈʃaʊɹi/
Definition of showery
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
-
Given to showers; having frequent rainfall.
“A gentleman goes forth on a showery and miry day. He returns immaculate in the evening with the gloss still on his hat and his boots.”
“The sun came out after what had been a showery morning, allowing the celebration to take place in the garden.”
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adj
-
Given to showers; having frequent rainfall.
“A gentleman goes forth on a showery and miry day. He returns immaculate in the evening with the gloss still on his hat and his boots.”
“The sun came out after what had been a showery morning, allowing the celebration to take place in the garden.”
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Of or relating to a shower or showers.
“Over their heads a crystal firmament, / Whereon a sapphire throne, inlaid with pure / Amber, and colours of the showery arch.”
“She knew exactly how each of these trees would talk if only she could wake them, and what sort of human form it would put on. She looked at a silver birch: it would have a soft, showery voice and would look like a slender girl, with hair blown all about her face, and fond of dancing.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From shower + -y.
Words you can make from showery
122 playable · top: SHOWY (14 pts)
Best play showy 14 points6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
23 words4-letter words
36 words- WHEY 13 pts
- WHYS 13 pts
- HEWS 10 pts
- HOWE 10 pts
- HOWS 10 pts
- HOYS 10 pts
- SHEW 10 pts
- SHOW 10 pts
- WYES 10 pts
- YEOW 10 pts
- YEWS 10 pts
- YOWE 10 pts
- YOWS 10 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HERS 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOES 7 pts
- HOSE 7 pts
- OWES 7 pts
- OWSE 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- OYES 7 pts
- RESH 7 pts
- RHOS 7 pts
- ROSY 7 pts
- ROWS 7 pts
- RYES 7 pts
- SHOE 7 pts
- WOES 7 pts
- WORE 7 pts
- YORE 7 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
3-letter words
39 words- WHY 12 pts
- HEW 9 pts
- HEY 9 pts
- HOW 9 pts
- HOY 9 pts
- SHY 9 pts
- WHO 9 pts
- WRY 9 pts
- WYE 9 pts
- YEH 9 pts
- YEW 9 pts
- YOW 9 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HOS 6 pts
- OHS 6 pts
- OWE 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- ROW 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- SEW 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- SHO 6 pts
- SOH 6 pts
- SOW 6 pts
- SOY 6 pts
- WOE 6 pts
- WOS 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- YES 6 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
2-letter words
19 wordsFind your best play with showery
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