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Is chilly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word chilly is a Scrabble US word. The word chilly is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

C3H4I1L1L1Y4

Is chilly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word chilly is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

C3H4I1L1L1Y4

Is chilly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word chilly is a Words With Friends word. The word chilly is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4H3I1L2L2Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

CHILLY,

5-letter words (3 found)

CHILL,HILLY,HYLIC,

4-letter words (7 found)

CILL,HILL,ILLY,LICH,LILY,LYCH,YILL,

3-letter words (6 found)

CHI,CLY,HIC,ICH,ICY,ILL,

2-letter words (3 found)

CH,HI,LI,

You can make 20 words from chilly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of chilly

chilly

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪli/
  • Rhymes: -ɪli
  • Homophones: Chile, chile, chili, chilli

Etymology 1

From chill +‎ -y. Cognate with Swedish kylig (“chilly”), Norwegian kjølig (“chilly”).

Adjective

chilly (comparative chillier, superlative chilliest)

  1. Cold enough to cause discomfort.
    Coordinate terms: damp, bone-chilling, frosty, nippy
  2. Feeling uncomfortably cold.
  3. (figuratively) Distant and cool; unfriendly.
Synonyms
  • See Thesaurus:cold
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
  • cold-sensitive

Etymology 2

See chili.

Noun

chilly (plural chillies)

  2. Alternative spelling of chili.

References

  • “chilly”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “chilly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Source: wiktionary.org