What does FANCY mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈfænsi/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. something many people believe that is false“they have the illusion that I am very wealthy”
  2. a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
  3. a predisposition to like something“he had a fondness for whiskey”

verb

  1. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind“I can't see him on horseback!”
  2. have a fancy or particular liking or desire for“She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window”

adjective

  1. not plain; decorative or ornamented“fancy handwriting”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

fancies12fanciest13fancying17

Anagrams of FANCY

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside FANCY

12 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

cyan9any6 can5 cay8fan6 fay9nay6an2ay5fa5 na2ya5

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Questions

Is FANCY a valid word in word games?

FANCY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is FANCY worth?

FANCY is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from FANCY?

12 other words, including AN, CAN, ANY and FAN.