Definitions for cagey

cagey cag·ey

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Cagey is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 38 anagrams from letters in cagey (acegy).

Definitions for cagey

adjective

  1. cautious, wary, or shrewd:

Origin of cagey

An Americanism dating back to 1890-95; cage + -y1

Examples for cagey

However, after some maneuvering by Leno, his cagey manager, and NBC executives, Leno was named host of Tonight.

South Carolinians are, on the whole, a God-fearing, loyal, polite, traditionalist and often, cagey people.

Obama has been cagey about where he stands, not wanting to anger environmentalists.

Pelton is raising money for a trip to central Africa—he says he will be in four countries, and is cagey about naming them.

I can see how it would make people come across as cagey or aloof.

They've been drinking Blood all Morning and are feeling good and cagey.

Arne Copeland was a cagey youngster; nobody influenced him when he made up his mind.

It was wonderful how sort of patriotic and unselfish and religious and cagey he always was.

I expect clients to be cagey, to hold back information, and to lie.

Theyve got Rawlings for a manager and hes one of the most cagey men in the game.

Word Value for cagey
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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