Definition of TUBBY

tubby

Plural: tubbies

Adjective Satellite

  • short and plump

Adj

  • stout, rotund
  • Resembling a tub
  • sounding dull and without resonance or freedom of sound.

Noun

  • An overweight person.

Adjective

  • Short and fat or stout in build.

Examples

  • Despite his tubby letters, he found a way to squeeze a long word onto the Scrabble board.

Origin / Etymology

From tub + -y. False cognate with chubby, even though they are often interchangeable.

Synonyms

dumpy, podgy, pudgy, roly-poly

Scrabble Score: 12

tubby: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tubby: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tubby: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

tubby: valid Words With Friends Word