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   Hand·y

   /ˈhandē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. convenient to handle or use; useful: "a handy desktop encyclopedia" Similar usefulconvenientpracticaleasy-to-usewell designeduser-friendlyuser-orientedhelpfulfunctionalserviceableutilitarianinformal:neatniftyOpposite inconvenient
   • 2. close at hand: "keep credit cards handy" Similar readily availableavailableat handto handnear at handwithin reachaccessiblereadycloseclose bynearnearbyat the readyat one's fingertipsat one's disposalconvenientinformal:get-at-ableon tap
   • ▪ placed or occurring conveniently: "a hotel in a handy central location"
   • 3. skillful: "he's handy with a needle" Similar skillfulskilleddexterousdeftnimble-fingeredadroitpracticalableadeptproficientcapablemasterlygiftedtalentedexpertclever with one's handsgood with one's handsinformal:niftywizardacegeniuscrackerjackvulgar slang:shit-hotrare:habileOpposite inept

   Derivatives

   • 1. handiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

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   • Y

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