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What does gaily mean? Is gaily a Scrabble word?

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Is gaily a Scrabble word?

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

G2A1I1L1Y4

Is gaily a Scrabble UK word?

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

G2A1I1L1Y4

Is gaily a Words With Friends word?

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

G3A1I1L2Y3

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5-letter words (1 found)

GAILY,

4-letter words (5 found)

AGLY,GILA,GLIA,GYAL,YAGI,

3-letter words (7 found)

AIL,GAL,GAY,LAG,LAY,LIG,YAG,

2-letter words (8 found)

AG,AI,AL,AY,GI,LA,LI,YA,

You can make 21 words from gaily according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gaily

gaily

English

Etymology

From gay +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪli/
  • Rhymes: -eɪli
  • Hyphenation: gai‧ly

Adverb

gaily (comparative more gaily, superlative most gaily)

  1. (dated) Merrily.
    Synonyms: gayly, joyously; see also Thesaurus:happily
  2. (dated) Showily.

Usage notes

  • Gaily is not attested in reference to the "homosexual man" definition of the word's adjective form, gay, for which gayly is a rare but attested usage. Despite this, the adverb gaily has largely fallen out of use due to this semantic shift of the adjective gay.

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