broody

broody is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Inclined to brood. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Inclined to brood.
2. noun. a domestic hen ready to brood

   Synonyms: sitter

3. adjective. deeply or seriously thoughtful

   "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"

   Synonyms: brooding, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative

4. adjective. physiologically ready to incubate eggs

   "a broody hen"

Synonyms

sitter, brooding, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative

Common word forms

broodier, broodily, broodiest

Words from these letters

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