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What does dilly mean? Is dilly a Scrabble word?

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Is dilly a Scrabble word?

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

D2I1L1L1Y4

Is dilly a Scrabble UK word?

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

D2I1L1L1Y4

Is dilly a Words With Friends word?

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

D2I1L2L2Y3

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5-letter words (2 found)

DILLY,IDYLL,

4-letter words (6 found)

DILL,IDLY,IDYL,ILLY,LILY,YILL,

3-letter words (3 found)

ILL,LID,YID,

2-letter words (3 found)

DI,ID,LI,

You can make 14 words from dilly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of dilly

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Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word dilly. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in dilly.

Definitions and meaning of dilly

dilly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪli/
  • Rhymes: -ɪli

Etymology 1

dill +‎ -y

Adjective

dilly (comparative more dilly, superlative most dilly)

  1. Redolent of dill (the herb).
Derived terms
  • dilly bean

Etymology 2

Noun

dilly (plural dillies)

  1. Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.

Etymology 3

Noun

dilly (plural dillies)

  1. (Australia) A dilly bag.

Etymology 4

From Somersetshire dialect; perhaps a blend of daft and silly.

Adjective

dilly (comparative dillier, superlative dilliest)

  1. (Australia) Silly; characteristic of a dill.

References

Etymology 5

Contracted from diligence.

Noun

dilly (plural dillies)

  1. (dated) A kind of stagecoach.
  2. (obsolete, slang) A night cart.
References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

See also

  • dilly-dally (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

  • idyll

Source: wiktionary.org