scrubby
/ˈskɹʌbi/adjective, noun
scrubby is spelled S-C-R-U-B-B-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, scrubby means “Covered with or consisting of scrub” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scrubby?
| Letters | 7: S-C-R-U-B-B-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is scrubby?
Scrubby appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 scrubby?
- /ˈskɹʌbi/
Scrubby has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-scrubby.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of scrubby
- scrubbier comparative
- scrubbiest superlative
- scrubbies plural
- scrubbie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scrubby mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Covered with or consisting of scrub.
a scrubby landscape
- 2
Inferior in size or quality.
scrubby crops
noun
- 1
Diminutive of scrubber: a small scrubber for light washing tasks.
dish scrubby
- 2
informala loofah.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scrubby come from?
From scrub + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).