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What does childly mean? Is childly a Scrabble word?

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Is childly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word childly is a Scrabble US word. The word childly is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

C3H4I1L1D2L1Y4

Is childly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word childly is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

C3H4I1L1D2L1Y4

Is childly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word childly is a Words With Friends word. The word childly is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4H3I1L2D2L2Y3

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7-letter words (1 found)

CHILDLY,

6-letter words (1 found)

CHILLY,

5-letter words (6 found)

CHILD,CHILL,DILLY,HILLY,HYLIC,IDYLL,

4-letter words (13 found)

CHID,CILL,DICH,DILL,HILD,HILL,IDLY,IDYL,ILLY,LICH,LILY,LYCH,YILL,

3-letter words (10 found)

CHI,CID,CLY,HIC,HID,ICH,ICY,ILL,LID,YID,

2-letter words (5 found)

CH,DI,HI,ID,LI,

You can make 36 words from childly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of childly

childly

Etymology

From Middle English childly, childlich, childli, from Old English ċildlīċ (“childly, childlish”), equivalent to child +‎ -ly.

Adjective

childly (comparative more childly, superlative most childly)

  1. Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike

Usage notes

Childly has a positive connotation, as opposed to the sometimes pejorative childish.

Synonyms

  • juvenile, kiddish; see also Thesaurus:childlike

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • childli, childlich, childely, chyldly, childeli, childlyche

Etymology

From Old English ċildlīċ; equivalent to child +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːldliː/, /ˈt͡ʃiːldlit͡ʃ(ə)/

Adjective

childly

  1. pertaining to a child; childly; childlike
  2. childish; not mature

Descendants

  • English: childly

References

  • “chīldlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-06.

Adverb

childly

  1. childishly

References

  • “chīldlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-06.

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