Lunacy
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Extreme foolishness or irrationality, formerly used as a legal term for a state of mental unsoundness.
“Attempting the crossing in a storm would be sheer lunacy.”
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Syllables
lu·na·cy
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Contains L, N, C, Y with vowels U and A, the -ACY suffix is a common English ending
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Scrabble
Worth 11 points, Y limits back-hooks but LUNACIES is the natural longer extension
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