toy: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 6 letter points · starts with T · ends with Y
Meaning of toy
noun
Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
Example: A grown man like him does not play with a child’s toy.
A thing of little importance or value; a trifle.
A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal.
- derogatory, slang
An inferior graffiti artist.
Listed forms: toys.
Source: Wiktionary — toy.
verb
- intransitive
To play (with) in an idle or desultory way.
Example: to toy with a piece of food on one’s plate
- intransitive
To ponder or consider.
Example: I have been toying with the idea of starting my own business.
- slang, transitive
To stimulate with a sex toy.
Listed forms: toys, toying, toyed.
Source: Wiktionary — toy.
adj
- attributive
Impractical or unsuitable for real-world use, due to being unrealistically small or simple.
Source: Wiktionary — toy.
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 toy.
noun
an artifact designed to be played with
noun
a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
noun
any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets
- toy dog
verb
behave carelessly or indifferently
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is toy in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of toy
T(1) + O(1) + Y(4) = 6 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 toy
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from toy
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in toy. Showing up to 24, longest first.