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Is scaly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word scaly is a Scrabble US word. The word scaly is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

S1C3A1L1Y4

Is scaly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word scaly is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

S1C3A1L1Y4

Is scaly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word scaly is a Words With Friends word. The word scaly is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1C4A1L2Y3

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5-letter words (3 found)

ACYLS,CLAYS,SCALY,

4-letter words (8 found)

ACYL,CALS,CAYS,CLAY,LACS,LACY,LAYS,SLAY,

3-letter words (13 found)

ALS,AYS,CAL,CAY,CLY,LAC,LAS,LAY,SAC,SAL,SAY,SLY,YAS,

2-letter words (5 found)

AL,AS,AY,LA,YA,

You can make 29 words from scaly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of scaly

scaly csaly sacly ascly casly acsly sclay cslay slcay lscay clsay lcsay salcy aslcy slacy lsacy alscy lascy calsy aclsy clasy lcasy alcsy lacsy scayl csayl sacyl ascyl casyl acsyl scyal csyal sycal yscal cysal ycsal saycl asycl syacl ysacl ayscl yascl caysl acysl cyasl ycasl aycsl yacsl sclya cslya slcya lscya clsya lcsya scyla csyla sycla yscla cysla ycsla slyca lsyca sylca yslca lysca ylsca clysa lcysa cylsa yclsa lycsa ylcsa salyc aslyc slayc lsayc alsyc lasyc saylc asylc syalc ysalc ayslc yaslc slyac lsyac sylac yslac lysac ylsac alysc laysc aylsc yalsc lyasc ylasc calys aclys clays lcays alcys lacys cayls acyls cyals ycals aycls yacls clyas lcyas cylas yclas lycas ylcas alycs laycs aylcs yalcs lyacs ylacs

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

Definitions and meaning of scaly

scaly

Etymology

From Middle English scali, skaly, equivalent to scale +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskeɪli/
  • Rhymes: -eɪli

Adjective

scaly (comparative scalier, superlative scaliest)

  1. Covered or abounding with scales.
    Synonyms: squamulose; see also Thesaurus:scaly
    Antonyms: scaleless, esquamulose
  2. Composed of scales lying over each other.
  3. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
  4. (dated, vulgar or South Africa) low, mean.

Synonyms

  • (covered with scales): lepidote (bot.), leprose (bot.)
  • (resembling scales): leprose (bot.)

Antonyms

  • (rare) unscaly

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Noun

scaly (plural scalies)

  1. (South Africa) The scaly yellowfish (Labeobarbus natalensis).

References

  • Scaly yellowfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Labeobarbus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Labeobarbus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • Clays, acyls, clays

Source: wiktionary.org