Definitions for hefty

hefty heft·y

Spelling: [hef-tee]
IPA: /ˈhɛf ti/

Hefty is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in hefty (efhty).

Definitions for hefty

adjective

  1. heavy; weighty:
  2. big and strong; powerful; muscular:
  3. impressively large or substantial:

Origin of hefty

First recorded in 1865-70; heft + -y1

Examples for hefty

Abbott took advantage of that opening and pulled down a hefty share of the Hispanic vote.

Then it dawned on people that paying for it would involve a hefty middle-class tax increase, on higher-end insurance plans.

The other is under a hefty oven in a bakery just a couple yards away.

"I'll be back presently, hefty," said Willett significantly, and vanished.

The hefty bodyguard must have been doing some easy living himself.

True, the crates weren't huge, but each was a hefty load for two men.

And with the wireless and rations we'll be carrying a hefty weight.

They have the right to demand either execution or “blood money,” a hefty ransom that spares the life of the accused.

Tom has a hefty punch and I hope he uses it, Valerie said determinedly.

Since then, the bank has cleaned up its act, but not without a hefty price.

Word Value for hefty
Scrable

14

Words with friends

12

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