husky
Plural: huskies
Noun
- A powerful, thick-coated dog breed, often used for sledding.
- breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
- Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.
Adjective Satellite
- muscular and heavily built
- "clothing sizes for husky boys"
- deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; ; ; ; - Virgil Thomson
- "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"
Adj
- Hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.
- Burly, stout; sometimes as a modifier for boys' clothing sizes that fit a large waist or chest.
- Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
- Belligerent; hostile and uncooperative.
Adjective
- Having a hoarse or rough voice, or strong and robust.
Examples
- Finding a triple-word score for HUSKY felt like winning the Iditarod of Words With Friends.
- His voice turned husky with excitement when he saw the potential for a seven-letter word.
Origin / Etymology
From husk + -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".
Scrabble Score: 15
husky: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhusky: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
husky: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
husky: valid Words With Friends Word