Scurvy

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:16 pts6 letters

Definition of Scurvy

noun

A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes.

adjective

Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy.
Contemptible, despicable, low, disgustingly mean.
"a scurvy trick; a scurvy knave"

Anagrams of Scurvy

Words You Can Make

7 words can be made from the letters in "scurvy":

5-LETTER WORDS

curvy

4-LETTER WORDS

crus curs scry

3-LETTER WORDS

cru cry cur

Related Word Patterns

SC...Words starting with "sc"...VYWords ending with "vy"All 6-letter words Unscramble "scurvy"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

barlow's diseasecheadle's diseasecheadle-möller-barlow syndromemoeller's diseasemöller-barlow diseaseland scurvyscorbutusroynishscabrousmiserablepaltryshabby

Rhyming Words

anchovy bevy cavy chevy chivvy chivy civvy curvy davy divvy envy gravy groovy heavy ivy+5 more

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