carey

Not valid in Scrabble

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

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈkɛəɹi/
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/ˈkɛəɹi/ · /ˈkɛɚ.i/ · /ˈkɛɹ.i/ · /ˈkeː.ɹi/ · /ˈkeəɹi/ · /ˈkiəɹi/ · /ˈkeɹɪ/ · /ˈkeɹe/ · /ˈkɜːɹɪ/

Definition of carey

12 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
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name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
  2. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
  3. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
  4. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
  5. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
  6. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
  7. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
  8. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
  9. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
  10. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
  11. (countable, uncountable)A unisex given name.
  12. (countable, uncountable)A unisex given name.

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Etymology

* As a German surname, Americanized from Gehrig, Gehring. * As a Welsh surname, variant of Carew. * As an English surname, from placenames derived from Proto-Brythonic *karɨd (“to love”). * As an Irish surname, from mac Fhiachra (“descendant of Fiachra”), from préachán (“crow”). * Also as an Irish surname, from the root of the name Kerry.

Anagrams of carey

3 plays · some not in Scrabble

Hooks

1 extension · 1 front

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