holey

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

allowing passage in and out

Adj

Having, or being full of, holes.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English holy, holi, holly, holli (“holey, spongy, hollow”); equivalent to hole + -y. The e was inserted in Modern English to distinguish the word from holy (“hallowed, sacred”).

Synonyms

porous

Scrabble Score: 11

holey is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
holey is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
holey is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

holey is a valid Words With Friends word