tizzy
Plural: tizzies
Noun
- A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or agitation.
- an excited state of agitation
- A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.
- A sixpence; a tester.
Examples
- to be in a tizzy
- When his opponent played ’QUIXOTIC’, he was thrown into a TIZZY, unable to find a counter.
Origin / Etymology
Unknown. American, 1935. Possibly related to tizzy (“sixpence coin”, slang), from tester (“sixpence coin”, slang). Compare also dizzy.
Scrabble Score: 26
tizzy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtizzy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tizzy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 25
tizzy: valid Words With Friends Word