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Is dally a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dally is a Scrabble US word. The word dally is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

D2A1L1L1Y4

Is dally a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dally is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

D2A1L1L1Y4

Is dally a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dally is a Words With Friends word. The word dally is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2A1L2L2Y3

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5-letter words (2 found)

DALLY,LALDY,

4-letter words (3 found)

ALLY,LADY,YALD,

3-letter words (6 found)

ALL,DAL,DAY,LAD,LAY,YAD,

2-letter words (6 found)

AD,AL,AY,DA,LA,YA,

You can make 17 words from dally according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of dally

dally adlly dlaly ldaly aldly ladly dally adlly dlaly ldaly aldly ladly dllay ldlay dllay ldlay llday llday alldy laldy alldy laldy llady llady dalyl adlyl dlayl ldayl aldyl ladyl dayll adyll dyall ydall aydll yadll dlyal ldyal dylal ydlal lydal yldal alydl laydl ayldl yaldl lyadl yladl dalyl adlyl dlayl ldayl aldyl ladyl dayll adyll dyall ydall aydll yadll dlyal ldyal dylal ydlal lydal yldal alydl laydl ayldl yaldl lyadl yladl dllya ldlya dllya ldlya lldya lldya dlyla ldyla dylla ydlla lydla yldla dlyla ldyla dylla ydlla lydla yldla llyda llyda lylda yllda lylda yllda allyd lalyd allyd lalyd llayd llayd alyld layld aylld yalld lyald ylald alyld layld aylld yalld lyald ylald llyad llyad lylad yllad lylad yllad

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Definitions and meaning of dally

dally

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdæli/
  • Homophone: DALY
  • Rhymes: -æli

Etymology 1

From Middle English dalyen, from Anglo-Norman delaier. Doublet of delay.

Verb

dally (third-person singular simple present dallies, present participle dallying, simple past and past participle dallied)

  1. To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
    Synonyms: dawdle, dilly-dally; see also Thesaurus:loiter
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet
    Synonyms: feel up, grope, touch up; see also Thesaurus:fondle
  3. To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
    Synonym: kill time
Derived terms
  • dilly-dally
Translations

Etymology 2

Possibly from Spanish dale la vuelta (“twist it around”) by law of Hobson-Jobson, from dale + la + vuelta.

Noun

dally (plural dallies)

  1. Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.

Verb

dally (third-person singular simple present dallies, present participle dallying, simple past and past participle dallied)

  1. To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal

Etymology 3

Noun

dally (plural dallies)

  1. (India) Alternative form of dolly (“offering of fruit or flowers”)

Anagrams

  • d'y'all, y'all'd

Source: wiktionary.org