Dummy

/ˈdʌmi/

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:15 pts5 letters
Definition of Dummy

noun

  1. A silent person; a person who does not talk.
  2. An unintelligent person.

    "Don't be such a dummy!"

  3. A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
  4. Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.

    "To understand the effects of the accident, we dropped a dummy from the rooftop."

  5. A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.

verb

  1. To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.

    "The carpenters dummied some props for the rehearsals."

  2. To feint.
Anagrams of Dummy

No exact anagrams found for "dummy". This word has a unique letter combination.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Dummy"

Dummy is a 5-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Dummy" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "dummy" is a medium-scoring word.