Definitions for rushy

rushy rush·y

Spelling: [ruhsh-ee]
IPA: /ˈrʌʃ i/

Rushy is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 34 anagrams from letters in rushy (hrsuy).

Definitions for rushy

adjective

  1. abounding with rushes or their stems.
  2. covered or strewn with rushes.
  3. consisting or made of rushes.
  4. rushlike.

Origin of rushy

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at rush2, -y1

Examples for rushy

The rushy papyrus formed the couches; bread was their only meat, water their drink, salt the seasoning, and cresses the delicacy.

They are much employed throughout the Puna to hunt the “yutu,” a species of partridge which inhabits the rushy grass.

The Tamar and Torridge spring from a rushy knoll on the eastern wilds of Morwenstow, three miles from the sea.

The nests of the Little Grebe may be found floating in every rushy pool.

This arises from the turfy roots of the rushy tribe of plants, which, though killed by the draining, still occupy the ground.

Just one glance, rushy, but he sees it's your windows, and you're in for it.

"The bog-bane to the rushy curragh, say I, Nancy," said Pete.

Anne, now, drives me nearly wild with her rushy, helter-skelter ways.

They have often been seen on their backs on the roads of rushy Dedah, and many a fat steer have they left with me.

A rushy glen is a narrow valley in which many rushes or swamp reeds grow.

Word Value for rushy
Scrable

11

Words with friends

10

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