Definitions for wispy

wispy wisp·y

Spelling: [wis-pee]
IPA: /ˈwɪs pi/

Wispy is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 34 anagrams from letters in wispy (ipswy).

Definitions for wispy

adjective

  1. being a wisp or in wisps; wisplike:

Origin of wispy

First recorded in 1710-20; wisp + -y1

Examples for wispy

His hair, a wispy, sandy yellow, seemed as dimmed and faded as his eyes.

Some are close-packed and dense, like cumuli; some are wispy or mottled, like cirri.

She had no teeth, wispy hair, and looked very underfed and starved.

Then, as they cleared, the wispy man danced again, and seemed likely to die.

The Professor-Commander was very old, with wispy grey hair and a network of wrinkles surrounding his eyes.

One 1918 example, in wispy silk chiffon and lace is even trimmed in mink!

The young, wispy models that have been featured in each runway show and look book have done the same.

So mischief-maker Lisa came up with someone: an attractive Brit with wispy white hair, named Martin.

His hair was mangy, standing out in isolated patches of wispy grey.

His scalp was freckled and shiny, with wispy tufts of hair above his ears.

Word Value for wispy
Scrable

13

Words with friends

13

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