scribbly
/ˈskɹɪb(ə)li/adjective
scribbly is spelled S-C-R-I-B-B-L-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, scribbly means “Like a scribble; roughly scrawled; illegible or messy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scribbly?
| Letters | 8: S-C-R-I-B-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is scribbly?
Scribbly appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce scribbly?
- /ˈskɹɪb(ə)li/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-scribbly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of scribbly
- scribblier comparative
- scribbliest superlative
- scribbley
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scribbly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Like a scribble; roughly scrawled; illegible or messy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scribbly come from?
From scribble + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).