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Is surly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word surly is a Scrabble US word. The word surly is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

S1U1R1L1Y4

Is surly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word surly is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1U1R1L1Y4

Is surly a Words With Friends word?

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

S1U2R1L2Y3

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5-letter words (1 found)

SURLY,

4-letter words (4 found)

LURS,RULY,RYUS,SLUR,

3-letter words (5 found)

LUR,RYU,SLY,SUR,YUS,

2-letter words (3 found)

UR,US,YU,

You can make 13 words from surly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of surly

surly usrly sruly rsuly ursly rusly sulry uslry slury lsury ulsry lusry srluy rsluy slruy lsruy rlsuy lrsuy urlsy rulsy ulrsy lursy rlusy lrusy suryl usryl sruyl rsuyl ursyl rusyl suyrl usyrl syurl ysurl uysrl yusrl sryul rsyul syrul ysrul rysul yrsul urysl ruysl uyrsl yursl ryusl yrusl sulyr uslyr sluyr lsuyr ulsyr lusyr suylr usylr syulr ysulr uyslr yuslr slyur lsyur sylur yslur lysur ylsur ulysr luysr uylsr yulsr lyusr ylusr srlyu rslyu slryu lsryu rlsyu lrsyu srylu rsylu syrlu ysrlu ryslu yrslu slyru lsyru sylru yslru lysru ylsru rlysu lrysu rylsu yrlsu lyrsu ylrsu urlys rulys ulrys lurys rluys lruys uryls ruyls uyrls yurls ryuls yruls ulyrs luyrs uylrs yulrs lyurs ylurs rlyus lryus rylus yrlus lyrus ylrus

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

Definitions and meaning of surly

surly

Etymology

16th-century alteration of sirly, from sir +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːli/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɝli/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)li

Adjective

surly (comparative surlier, superlative surliest)

  1. Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
  2. Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
  3. (obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.

Derived terms

  • surlily
  • surliness

Translations

Adverb

surly (comparative surlier, superlative surliest)

  1. (obsolete) In an arrogant or supercilious manner.

Middle English

Adverb

surly

  1. Alternative form of surely

Source: wiktionary.org