SANDY
What does "SANDY" mean?
Covered with, containing, or resembling sand in texture or color.
Meanings
- Covered with or full of sand. We tracked sandy footprints all through the rented cottage.
- Of a pale yellowish-brown color, like sand; often said of hair. He had sandy hair that turned almost blond in summer.
Word origin
From Old English 'sandig', from 'sand' plus the adjective suffix '-ig' ('-y'), describing land or hair the color and texture of sand.
Remember it
SANDY = SAND + Y; the Y is the little extra grain that makes it an adjective.
A little poem
Sandy hair, sandy
shoes-the whole afternoon clings,
shaken out at home.
haiku
What it teaches
What feels like solid ground underfoot can still shift; build where it holds, not where it merely looks firm.
Quick facts
What does SANDY mean?
Covered with, containing, or resembling sand in texture or color.
Is SANDY a valid word?
Yes — SANDY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SANDY?
SANDY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SANDY come from?
From Old English 'sandig', from 'sand' plus the adjective suffix '-ig' ('-y'), describing land or hair the color and texture of sand.
What can SANDY teach us?
What feels like solid ground underfoot can still shift; build where it holds, not where it merely looks firm.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.