lazy: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 16 letter points · starts with L · ends with Y
Meaning of lazy
adj
Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
Example: Get out of bed, you lazy lout!
Causing or characterised by idleness; relaxed or leisurely.
Example: I love staying inside and reading on a lazy Sunday.
Showing a lack of effort or care.
Example: lazy writing
Sluggish; slow-moving.
Example: We strolled along beside a lazy stream.
Listed forms: lazier, laziest.
Source: Wiktionary — lazy.
verb
- informal
To laze, act in a lazy manner.
Listed forms: lazies, lazying, lazied.
Source: Wiktionary — lazy.
noun
A lazy person.
- obsolete
Sloth (animal).
Listed forms: lazies.
Source: Wiktionary — lazy.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
disinclined to work or exertion
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is lazy in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of lazy
L(1) + A(1) + Z(10) + Y(4) = 16 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 lazy
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from lazy
5 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in lazy. Showing up to 24, longest first.