Definition of harpy

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • harpy is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • harpy is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • harpy is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of harpy


  • large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. harpia harpyja
    2. harpy eagle
  • a malicious woman with a fierce temper (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. hellcat
    2. vixen
  • any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. harpy bat
    2. tube-nosed bat
    3. tube-nosed fruit bat
  • (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman (noun)

See definition of harpy in Merriam Webster