5 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
adjective small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
adjective covered with beads or jewels or sequins
originEtymology tree English bead Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English beady From bead + -y.
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