spicy

spicy is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 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 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes.
2. superlative. Producing, or abounding with, spices.
3. superlative. Fig.: Piquant; racy; as, a spicy debate.
4. adjective. suggestive of sexual impropriety

   "a blue movie"

   "blue jokes"

   Synonyms: blue, gamey, gamy, juicy, naughty, racy, risque

5. adjective. producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves

   "hot salsa"

   "jalapeno peppers are very hot"

   Synonyms: hot

6. adjective. having an agreeably pungent taste

   Synonyms: piquant, savory, savoury, zesty

Synonyms

blue, gamey, gamy, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, hot, piquant, savory, savoury, zesty

Common word forms

spicier, spicily, spiciest

Words from these letters

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