Hairy

5 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Covered with hair or having a lot of hair; difficult or dangerous.

“The hairy caterpillar crawled across the leaf.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈhɛəri/

Syllables

hair·y

Related Words

Synonyms

furryshaggyhirsute

Antonyms

hairless

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains AI vowel pattern with H, R, Y consonants.

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points; H and Y are valuable letters.

Words Related to Hairy

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “hairy” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

dairy fairy haily haire hairs harry lairy nairy sairy vairy

Words you can make from Hairy

Shorter words formed from the letters in “hairy”.

ahir airy hair iyar

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