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Is miserly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word miserly is a Scrabble US word. The word miserly is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

M3I1S1E1R1L1Y4

Is miserly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word miserly is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

M3I1S1E1R1L1Y4

Is miserly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word miserly is a Words With Friends word. The word miserly is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4I1S1E1R1L2Y3

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7-letter words (2 found)

MISERLY,MISRELY,

6-letter words (8 found)

LIMEYS,LYRISM,MERILS,MILERS,MILSEY,MISERY,SMILER,SMILEY,

5-letter words (28 found)

EMIRS,LEIRS,LIERS,LIMES,LIMEY,LYMES,LYRES,MERIL,MERIS,MERLS,MILER,MILES,MIRES,MIRLY,MISER,RIELS,RIEMS,RILES,RILEY,RIMES,SILER,SLIER,SLIME,SLIMY,SLYER,SMILE,YELMS,YLEMS,

4-letter words (50 found)

ELMS,ELMY,EMIR,EMYS,IRES,ISLE,LEIR,LEIS,LEYS,LIER,LIES,LIME,LIMY,LIRE,LYES,LYME,LYMS,LYRE,LYSE,MELS,MERI,MERL,MILE,MILS,MIRE,MIRS,MIRY,MISE,REIS,RELY,REMS,RIEL,RIEM,RILE,RIME,RIMS,RIMY,RISE,RYES,SEIL,SEIR,SEMI,SILE,SIRE,SLEY,SLIM,SMIR,SYLI,YELM,YLEM,

3-letter words (35 found)

ELM,ELS,EMS,ERM,ERS,IRE,ISM,LEI,LES,LEY,LIE,LIS,LYE,LYM,MEL,MES,MIL,MIR,MIS,REI,REM,RES,RIM,RYE,SEI,SEL,SER,SEY,SIM,SIR,SLY,SRI,SYE,YER,YES,

2-letter words (12 found)

EL,EM,ER,ES,IS,LI,ME,MI,MY,RE,SI,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 136 words from miserly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of miserly

miserly

Etymology

miser +‎ -ly, attested from the 1540s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ.zə(ɹ).li/

Adjective

miserly (comparative more miserly, superlative most miserly)

  1. Like a miser, very cautious with money.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:stingy

Derived terms

  • miserlily
  • miserliness
  • non-miserly
  • unmiserliness
  • unmiserly

Translations

Further reading

  • “miserly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “miserly”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Simerly, misrely

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