Trusted
daddy
Definitions, pronunciation, related words, and community validation from players who tested this word in Spelling Bee.
5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ˈdædi]
Community validation
Did you try this word? Vote to let us know if it was accepted or not.
0 works0 doesn'tnet 0
Your vote can be updated later, but rapid repeated voting is rate-limited.
Spelling Bee Profile
How daddy fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
A D Y
Two-Letter Start
DA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
DY
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 3 unique letters
- DA start
- DY ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- daddy is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, d, y plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The DY ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 4 published Daily pages.
Next useful action
Put daddy back into puzzle context.
Pronunciation
[ˈdædi][ˈdædi][ˈdædi]
Definitions
noun
(usually childish) Father.
noun
A male lover.
noun
An informal term of address for a man.
"Rock 'n' roll is cool, daddy, and you know it!"
noun
A male juvenile delinquent in a reformatory who dominates the other inmates through threats and violence.
verb
To father; to sire.
Related Words
Same Letters
- dyad
Synonyms
- da
- dad
- dadda
- daddio
- pa
- papa
- paw
- pop
- poppa