attery

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points: 9
Words With Friends: 8
Letters: 6

Definition of attery

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

(archaic, dialectal)Poisonous; venomous

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adj

(archaic, dialectal)Poisonous; venomous
(archaic, dialectal)Pernicious
(archaic, dialectal)Purulent; containing pus or matter
(archaic, dialectal)Bad-tempered; spiteful; quarrelsome; peevish; angry; hot-headed
(archaic, dialectal)Cold; bleak; grim

noun

(archaic, dialectal, uncountable)Cold, bleak weather.

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Etymology

From Middle English attery, attry, attri, ætriȝ, from Old English ǣttriġ, ǣtriġ (“poisonous”), from Proto-Germanic *aitrīgaz (“poisonous”). Cognate with Dutch etterig (“purulent”), German eiterig (“purulent, festering”), Swedish ettrig (“poisonous”). By surface analysis, atter (“poison”) + -y.

Anagrams of attery

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Words you can make from attery

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6-letter words

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5-letter words

6 words

4-letter words

17 words

3-letter words

25 words

2-letter words

11 words

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