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Is gillyflower a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gillyflower is a Scrabble US word. The word gillyflower is worth 21 points in Scrabble:

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Is gillyflower a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gillyflower is a Scrabble UK word and has 21 points:

G2I1L1L1Y4F4L1O1W4E1R1

Is gillyflower a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gillyflower is a Words With Friends word. The word gillyflower is worth 24 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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11-letter words (1 found)

GILLYFLOWER,

9-letter words (1 found)

FLOWERILY,

8-letter words (2 found)

FELLOWLY,LOWLIFER,

7-letter words (7 found)

FLOWERY,GIROLLE,GLORIFY,GLOWFLY,LOWLIER,LOWLIFE,LOWLILY,

6-letter words (36 found)

FELLOW,FILLER,FLOWER,FOWLER,FRILLY,FROWIE,GILLER,GLOIRE,GLOWER,GOLFER,GOLLER,GORILY,GOWFER,GRILLE,GROWLY,LIEFLY,LOGIER,LOGILY,LOLLER,LOWERY,LOWRIE,OILERY,OWLERY,OWLIER,REFILL,REFLOW,REGLOW,RIFELY,RIGOLL,ROLLIE,WIFELY,WILLER,WILLEY,WOLFER,YELLOW,YOWLER,

5-letter words (66 found)

ELOGY,FELLY,FERLY,FIERY,FILER,FILLE,FILLO,FILLY,FLIER,FLORY,FLYER,FOGEY,FOGIE,FOGLE,FOLEY,FOLIE,FOLLY,FOREL,FORGE,FOYER,FOYLE,FRILL,FROWY,GELLY,GILLY,GIRLY,GLORY,GOFER,GOIER,GOLLY,GOYLE,GRIEF,GRILL,GROWL,ILLER,LIFER,LIGER,LOGIE,LOLLY,LOREL,LOWER,LOWLY,LOWRY,OGLER,OILER,OLLER,OLLIE,ORIEL,OWLER,OWRIE,REFLY,REIFY,RELLO,REOIL,RIFLE,RIGOL,RILEY,RILLE,ROILY,ROWEL,ROWIE,WELLY,WIFEY,WILLY,WOLLY,YOWIE,

4-letter words (112 found)

EORL,ERGO,FELL,FIER,FIGO,FILE,FILL,FILO,FIRE,FLEG,FLEW,FLEY,FLIR,FLOE,FLOG,FLOR,FLOW,FOGY,FOIL,FORE,FOWL,FRIG,FROE,FROG,FROW,FYLE,GILL,GIRL,GIRO,GLEI,GLEY,GLOW,GOEL,GOER,GOEY,GOLE,GOLF,GORE,GORI,GORY,GOWF,GOWL,GREW,GREY,GROW,GYRE,GYRI,GYRO,ILLY,LEIR,LIEF,LIER,LIFE,LILL,LILO,LILY,LIRE,LOGE,LOGY,LOIR,LOLL,LORE,LORY,LOWE,LWEI,LYRE,OGLE,OGRE,OILY,ORFE,ORGY,ORLE,OWER,OWIE,OWLY,OWRE,OYER,REFI,REGO,REIF,RELY,RIEL,RIFE,RILE,RILL,ROIL,ROLE,ROLF,ROLL,RYFE,WEIL,WEIR,WELL,WERO,WIEL,WIFE,WILE,WILL,WILY,WIRE,WIRY,WOLF,WORE,WYLE,YELL,YEOW,YGOE,YILL,YOGI,YORE,YOWE,YOWL,

3-letter words (72 found)

EGO,ELF,ELL,ERF,ERG,FEG,FER,FEW,FEY,FIE,FIG,FIL,FIR,FLY,FOE,FOG,FOR,FOY,FRO,FRY,GEL,GEO,GER,GEY,GIE,GIF,GIO,GOE,GOR,GOY,ILL,IRE,LEG,LEI,LEW,LEY,LIE,LIG,LOG,LOR,LOW,LOY,LYE,OIL,OLE,ORE,ORF,ORG,OWE,OWL,OYE,REF,REG,REI,REO,REW,RIF,RIG,ROE,ROW,RYE,WEY,WIG,WOE,WOF,WOG,WRY,WYE,YER,YEW,YGO,YOW,

2-letter words (23 found)

EF,EL,ER,EW,FE,FY,GI,GO,IF,IO,LI,LO,OE,OF,OI,OR,OW,OY,RE,WE,WO,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 321 words from gillyflower according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gillyflower

gillyflower

Alternative forms

  • gilliflower, gilli-flower, gilly-flower, July-flower, gilliver, gilloflower

Etymology

By folk etymology (with influence from flower) from French girofle, gilofre, from Late Latin caryophyllum, from Ancient Greek καρυόφυλλον (karuóphullon, “dried flower buds of the clove tree”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/, /ˈɡɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/

Noun

gillyflower (plural gillyflowers)

  1. Clove pink.
  2. (by extension) Any clove-scented flower.
  3. Any of several species of wallflower.
  4. A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
  5. (heraldry) A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.

Synonyms

  • (carnation): carnation, pink

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Further reading

  • gilliflower on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Michael Quinion (2004) “Gillyflower”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.

Source: wiktionary.org