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Is dolly a Scrabble word?

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

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Is dolly a Scrabble UK word?

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

D2O1L1L1Y4

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5-letter words (1 found)

DOLLY,

4-letter words (4 found)

DOLL,ODYL,OLDY,YOLD,

3-letter words (6 found)

DOL,DOY,LOD,LOY,OLD,YOD,

2-letter words (5 found)

DO,LO,OD,OY,YO,

You can make 16 words from dolly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of dolly

dolly odlly dloly ldoly oldly lodly dolly odlly dloly ldoly oldly lodly dlloy ldloy dlloy ldloy lldoy lldoy olldy loldy olldy loldy llody llody dolyl odlyl dloyl ldoyl oldyl lodyl doyll odyll dyoll ydoll oydll yodll dlyol ldyol dylol ydlol lydol yldol olydl loydl oyldl yoldl lyodl ylodl dolyl odlyl dloyl ldoyl oldyl lodyl doyll odyll dyoll ydoll oydll yodll dlyol ldyol dylol ydlol lydol yldol olydl loydl oyldl yoldl lyodl ylodl dllyo ldlyo dllyo ldlyo lldyo lldyo dlylo ldylo dyllo ydllo lydlo yldlo dlylo ldylo dyllo ydllo lydlo yldlo llydo llydo lyldo ylldo lyldo ylldo ollyd lolyd ollyd lolyd lloyd lloyd olyld loyld oylld yolld lyold ylold olyld loyld oylld yolld lyold ylold llyod llyod lylod yllod lylod yllod

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Definitions and meaning of dolly

dolly

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɑli/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɒli/
  • Rhymes: -ɒli

Etymology 1

From doll +‎ -y, from the given name Dorothy, originally applied either to a woman or female pet or to a children's toy, and expanded to refer to various types of contrivances or devices. The Online Etymology Dictionary, while considering the reason for applying it to such devices unobvious, compares how the names jack, jenny and jimmy are also applied to devices.

Alternative forms

  • dollie

Noun

dolly (plural dollies)

  1. (childish, colloquial) A doll.
  2. (cooking) A roughly cylindrical wooden object used as a base when molding pie crust.
  3. A contrivance for stirring:
    1. A disc with downward legs and a vertical handle, used for agitating laundry.
      Synonym: posser
    2. A device turned on a vertical axis by a handle or a winch, giving a circular motion to ore being washed.
  4. A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
  5. In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
  6. A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
  7. A small truck without means of steering, to be slipped under a load.
  8. A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
  9. (film) A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
  10. (slang) A young woman, especially one who is frivolous or vapid. [from 1790s]
  11. (slang, UK, dated) A fashionable young woman, one who follows the latest music or clothing fashions. [1960s]
  12. (cricket, dated) A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
  13. (gambling) A marker placed on the winning number by the dealer at roulette.
  14. (obsolete) An old gambling device, found in dolly shops, with the figure of an old man or "dolly", and a spiral hole down which a dropped marble would proceed to one of a set of numbered holes.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Welsh: doli
Translations
See also
  • (small truck): hand truck
  • (specialized piece of film equipment): tracking shot

Verb

dolly (third-person singular simple present dollies, present participle dollying, simple past and past participle dollied)

  1. (transitive, cricket) To hit a dolly.
  2. (transitive) To move (an object) using a dolly.
  3. (transitive) To wash (laundry) in a tub using the stirring device called a dolly.
  4. (transitive) To beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer.
  5. (transitive) To crush ore with a dolly.

Etymology 2

Disputed. Most scholars derive the term from doll +‎ -y, as Etymology 1, above. Linguist Ian Hancock, however, suggests derivation from Italian dolce (“sweet”).

Adjective

dolly (comparative more dolly, superlative most dolly)

  1. (Polari) Pretty; attractive.
  2. (Yorkshire, especially Sheffield) left-handed (also dolly-handed, dolly-pawed, dolly-posh)

Etymology 3

From Hindi डाली (ḍālī).

Noun

dolly (plural dollies)

  1. (India) An offering of fruit or flowers.
Alternative forms
  • dally

References

Anagrams

  • Lloyd, oldly

Source: wiktionary.org