Definitions for wiseacre

wiseacre wise·a·cre

Spelling: [wahyz-ey-ker]
IPA: /ˈwaɪzˌeɪ kər/

Wiseacre is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 267 anagrams from letters in wiseacre (aceeirsw).

Definitions for wiseacre

noun

  1. a person who possesses or affects to possess great wisdom.
  2. wise guy.

Origin of wiseacre

1585-95; Middle Dutch wijssager prophet, translation of Middle High German wīssage, late Old High German wīssago, by popular etymology equivalent to wīs wise + sago sayer, from earlier wīzzag

Examples for wiseacre

And so Mr. wiseacre treats almost every thing that makes its appearance.

A notary, the wiseacre of the party, remarked that he was running to certain death.

"Perhaps I might do it," said wiseacre, after another thoughtful pause.

There was something about this man that interested wiseacre.

But Mr. wiseacre was caught napping once in his life, and that completely.

With all these skeptics and half-skeptics wiseacre was out of all patience.

I deal, and love to deal, with the rustic exceptional, the village notable and wiseacre.

Head of Wit; a wiseacre, one who affects to have much wisdom.

A barrel may sound hollow, but not a bird--this wiseacre acquaints us.

Yes, as some wiseacre will point out in the comments, this is the hometown of the Chiefs.

Word Value for wiseacre
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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