rainy

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

(of weather) wet by periods of rain
- "rainy days"

Adj

Pouring with rain; wet; showery

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English reyny, from Old English reġniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *regnag, from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz (“rainy”), equivalent to rain + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian rienig (“rainy”), West Frisian reinich (“rainy”), Dutch regenig (“rainy”), German regnig (“rainy”), Swedish regnig (“rainy”).

Synonyms

showery

Scrabble Score: 8

rainy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
rainy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rainy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

rainy is a valid Words With Friends word