Definitions for Paddies

Paddies pad·dy

Spelling: [pad-ee]
IPA: /ˈpæd i/

Paddies is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 165 anagrams from letters in Paddies (addeips).

Definitions for Paddies

noun

  1. a rice field.
  2. rice, especially in the husk, either uncut or gathered.
  3. Slang: Often Offensive. an Irishman or a person of Irish descent.
  4. a male given name.

Origin of Paddies

1590-1600; Malay padi unhusked rice; currency of this word in E of India perhaps due to early association with Kannada batta, bhatta unhusked rice (Indo-Aryan; compare Hindi, Marathi bhāt coo

Examples for Paddies

"The paddies are here on both sides of the river," added Achang.

The hired press ignored the paddies and their island for a whole year.

And the chief danger, which you fled from through the dark, was the paddies.

He is of the most modest order of paddies—and as I say a little alarming.

Other fish than carp, eels for instance, are also kept in paddies.

Sometimes they play by the ditch round the paddies and are drowned.

Stop your yawping, you paddies, and let a fellow sleep if he can.

There is no end of 'paddies' along this river, and I'm sure they cannot understand your lingo.

"Plenty of paddies on all the streams about here," replied the native.

Me boy, nothin's shure whin yez are drillin' with the paddies.

Word Value for Paddies
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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