Definitions for goodwife

goodwife good·wife

Spelling: [goo d-wahyf]
IPA: /ˈgʊdˌwaɪf/

Goodwife is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 127 anagrams from letters in goodwife (defgioow).

Definitions for goodwife

noun

  1. Chiefly Scot. the mistress of a household.
  2. (initial capital letter) Archaic. a title of respect for a woman.

Origin of goodwife

Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325; See origin at good, wife

Examples for goodwife

Aweel, and I trust he is not at his auld tricks again, goodwife?

I doubt it'll be long in the sleeves, woman, for the goodwife has a lengthy reach.

By direction of the goodwife, we took a by-path which led towards the village.

There was also present goodwife Corey, who was subsequently arrested for a witch.

You'll be glad, I'm sure, to have the goodwife back, Erchie?

They went before the sun was an hour high, so goodwife Allen says.

Here he found the goodwife of the house 'sitting on a bink.'

There are none in the ministers house but me and goodwife Allen who keeps it.

goodwife Smyth (then a servant there) sayeth she beleeves she was borne 14 of Aprill.

goodwife Tinker was to look to me to-day; I felt very well this morning.

Word Value for goodwife
Scrable

16

Words with friends

17

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