guy: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 7 letter points · starts with G · ends with Y
Meaning of guy
noun
- Ireland, UK
An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
- colloquial
A man or boy; a fellow.
- especially, in-plural
A person (see usage notes).
- colloquial
Anything seen to have character and personality, such as an animal or a toy.
Example: The dog's left foreleg was broken, poor little guy.
Listed forms: guys.
Source: Wiktionary — guy.
verb
- intransitive
To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
- transitive
To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.
Listed forms: guys, guying, guyed.
Source: Wiktionary — guy.
noun
A support rope or cable used to aid in hoisting or lowering.
A support to secure or steady structures prone to shift their position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship, a suspension bridge, or a utility pole).
- obsolete, rare
A guide; a leader or conductor.
Listed forms: guys, guies.
Source: Wiktionary — guy.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for guy.
noun
an informal term for a youth or man
noun
a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
- guy cable
- guy wire
- guy rope
verb
subject to laughter or ridicule
- ridicule
- roast
- blackguard
- laugh at
- jest at
- rib
- poke fun
- make fun of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is guy in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of guy
G(2) + U(1) + Y(4) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of guy
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Shorter words from guy
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