why
why is a 3-letter English word with 5 senses as adverb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under What, pron., 1. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
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- adverb. For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under What, pron., 1.
- adverb. For which; on account of which; -- used relatively.
- adverb. The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; as, I know not why he left town so suddenly; -- used as a compound relative.
- noun. A young heifer.
- noun. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
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