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Is homily a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word homily is a Scrabble US word. The word homily is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

H4O1M3I1L1Y4

Is homily a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word homily is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

H4O1M3I1L1Y4

Is homily a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word homily is a Words With Friends word. The word homily is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3O1M4I1L2Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

HOMILY,

4-letter words (10 found)

HOLM,HOLY,HOMY,LIMO,LIMY,MILO,MOIL,MOLY,MOYL,OILY,

3-letter words (15 found)

HIM,HOI,HOM,HOY,LOY,LYM,MHO,MIL,MOI,MOL,MOY,OHM,OIL,OLM,YOM,

2-letter words (14 found)

HI,HM,HO,IO,LI,LO,MI,MO,MY,OH,OI,OM,OY,YO,

You can make 40 words from homily according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of homily

homily

Alternative forms

  • hom.

Etymology 1

From Middle English omelī, omelīe, omelye, from Old French omelie and directly from Late Latin homīlia (“homily”), from Ancient Greek ὁμιλία (homilía, “homily; instruction”), from ὅμῑλος (hómīlos, “crowd, throng”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, “suffix forming abstract feminine nouns”). ὅμῑλος is derived from ὁμός (homós, “common; same”) + ῑ̓́λη (ī́lē, “crowd”) (from εἴλω (eílō, “to aggregate”)).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒmɪli/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhɑməli/, /ˈhɑmɪli/
  • Hyphenation: hom‧i‧ly

Noun

homily (plural homilies)

  1. (Christianity) A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
  2. A moralizing lecture.
  3. A platitude.
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊmɪli/, /ˈhoʊməli/

Adverb

homily (comparative more homily, superlative most homily)

  1. In a homey manner.

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Source: wiktionary.org