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Is sadly a Scrabble word?

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

S1A1D2L1Y4

Is sadly a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1A1D2L1Y4

Is sadly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word sadly is a Words With Friends word. The word sadly is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1A1D2L2Y3

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5-letter words (1 found)

SADLY,

4-letter words (8 found)

DALS,DAYS,LADS,LADY,LAYS,SLAY,YADS,YALD,

3-letter words (15 found)

ADS,ALS,AYS,DAL,DAS,DAY,LAD,LAS,LAY,SAD,SAL,SAY,SLY,YAD,YAS,

2-letter words (7 found)

AD,AL,AS,AY,DA,LA,YA,

You can make 31 words from sadly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of sadly

sadly asdly sdaly dsaly adsly dasly saldy asldy slady lsady alsdy lasdy sdlay dslay slday lsday dlsay ldsay adlsy dalsy aldsy ladsy dlasy ldasy sadyl asdyl sdayl dsayl adsyl dasyl saydl asydl syadl ysadl aysdl yasdl sdyal dsyal sydal ysdal dysal ydsal adysl daysl aydsl yadsl dyasl ydasl salyd aslyd slayd lsayd alsyd lasyd sayld asyld syald ysald aysld yasld slyad lsyad sylad yslad lysad ylsad alysd laysd aylsd yalsd lyasd ylasd sdlya dslya sldya lsdya dlsya ldsya sdyla dsyla sydla ysdla dysla ydsla slyda lsyda sylda yslda lysda ylsda dlysa ldysa dylsa ydlsa lydsa yldsa adlys dalys aldys ladys dlays ldays adyls dayls aydls yadls dyals ydals alyds layds aylds yalds lyads ylads dlyas ldyas dylas ydlas lydas yldas

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word sadly. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in sadly.

Definitions and meaning of sadly

sadly

Etymology

From Middle English sadly; equivalent to sad +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsædli/
  • Rhymes: -ædli

Adverb

sadly (comparative sadlier or more sadly, superlative sadliest or most sadly)

  1. In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
  2. Unfortunately, sad to say.
  3. (dated) Very much (of a desire etc.); dearly; urgently.
  4. (obsolete) Deeply, completely.

Usage notes

In sense of “unfortunately”, most often used either in the collocation “sadly mistaken” or as a sentence adverb. See discussion of sentence modifiers at hopefully and regretfully.

Synonyms

  • (in a sad manner): sorrowfully, ruefully, mournfully, regretfully (various terms for particular shades of sadness)
  • (unfortunately): unfortunately, sad to say, regrettably, regretfully, alas

Derived terms

  • unsadly

Translations

Anagrams

  • DALYs, Dyals, ladsy

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • saddeli, saddelie, saddli, saddly, sadely, sadelyche, sadli, sadliche, sadlie, sadlye

Etymology

From sad +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsadliː/, /ˈsaːdliː/, /-it͡ʃ(ə)/

Adverb

sadly

  1. totally, completely, deeply
  2. steadily, firmly (with stability):
    1. fixedly, steadfastly, undoubtedly
    2. carefully (with due effort or consideration)
    3. intensely, strongly (with vigour or force)
  3. solidly, closely (creating density)
  4. gravely (with seriousness)
  5. sadly, sorrowfully (with sorrow)

Descendants

  • English: sadly
  • Scots: sadly

References

  • “sā̆dlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Source: wiktionary.org