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   haywire

   /ˈheɪˌwʌɪə/

   adjective

   • 1. erratic; out of control: informal "her imagination had gone haywire"

   Word Origin 1920s (originally US): from hay1 + wire, from the use of hay-baling wire in makeshift repairs.

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • Y

     4

   • W

     4

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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