cagey

cagey is a 5-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: characterized by great caution and wariness. Face value is 11 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.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. characterized by great caution and wariness

   "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"

   "chary of the risks involved"

   Synonyms: cagy, chary

2. adjective. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

   "a cagey lawyer"

   "too clever to be sound"

   Synonyms: cagy, canny, clever

Synonyms

cagy, chary, canny, clever

Common word forms

cageyness

Words from these letters

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