Definitions For Furphy
Noun
{{en-noun, furphies}} (Australia, slang) A rumour, or an erroneous or improbable story.Synonyms
scuttlebuttAlternative forms
furfieEtymology
From Furphy, , a surname.The firm of {{w, Furphy and Sons}} (still in business today) manufactured and supplied water carts{{cite-web , title=Furphy Engineering: The Furphy Water Cart , url=http://www.furphys.com.au/legend/water-cart.html , accessdate=10 December 2006 , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061019105927/http://www.furphys.com.au/legend/water-cart.html , archivedate=19 October 2006 }} to the w:first australian imperial force, australian imperial force in Egypt during world war i. Soldiers stood around these and talked, exchanging rumours and news. The manufacturer's name, which was emblazoned on the carts, was soon adopted for unreliable information or speculation. The Lingo: Listening to Australian English, Graham Seal, {{w, University of New South Wales Press}}, 1999, {{ISBN, 086840-680-5}}, page 59.
Is Furphy a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
17
The word Furphy is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends