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Is tallyho a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tallyho is a Scrabble US word. The word tallyho is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is tallyho a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tallyho is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

T1A1L1L1Y4H4O1

Is tallyho a Words With Friends word?

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

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7-letter words (2 found)

LOATHLY,TALLYHO,

6-letter words (2 found)

HALLOT,LOATHY,

5-letter words (15 found)

ALLOT,ALLOY,ALTHO,ATOLL,HALLO,HOLLA,HOLLY,HOTLY,LATHY,LOATH,LOTAH,LOYAL,TALLY,TOLLY,TOLYL,

4-letter words (19 found)

AHOY,ALLY,ALTO,HALL,HALO,HALT,HOLT,HOLY,HOYA,HYLA,LATH,LOTA,LOTH,OATH,OATY,OLLA,TALL,TOLA,TOLL,

3-letter words (20 found)

ALL,ALT,HAO,HAT,HAY,HOA,HOT,HOY,LAH,LAT,LAY,LOT,LOY,OAT,TAO,TAY,THO,THY,TOY,YAH,

2-letter words (14 found)

AH,AL,AT,AY,HA,HO,LA,LO,OH,OY,TA,TO,YA,YO,

You can make 72 words from tallyho according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tallyho

tallyho

Alternative forms

  • tally-ho

Etymology

1772, UK, probably alteration of French taïaut (interjection used in deer-hunting), from Middle French tahou, tayo, from Old French taho, ta ho, tielau (interjection given to hounds to return) (second half of 13th century), composed of ta (particle used to prod animals) + ho ! (“halt!, hold!”). More at ho.

Pronunciation

Interjection

tallyho

  1. (UK) Used to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the fox is sighted.
    There he is! Coming out of that coppice! Tallyho tallyho tallyho!
  2. A simple greeting, primarily used by the upper classes.
    Tallyho, chaps! What's the time, anybody?
  3. (radio, aviation) Target sighted.
    (Air Traffic Control): Speedbird 123, New York, traffic at two o’clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet.”
    (Pilot): New York, Speedbird 123, tallyho.

Usage notes

In aviation radio usage, typically abbreviated to tally. In civilian aviation usage, the official term for “traffic sighted” is “traffic in sight”.

Synonyms

  • (target sighted): tally

Derived terms

  • tally

See also

  • Tally-ho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

tallyho (plural tallyhos or tallyhoes)

  1. An instance of the interjection.
    Alright, I'll give them the old tallyho.
  2. (dated) A pleasure coach.

Verb

tallyho (third-person singular simple present tallyhos, present participle tallyhoing, simple past and past participle tallyhoed)

  1. To articulate the interjection.
    I'll tallyho once we've got to the top.

References

Anagrams

  • loathly

Source: wiktionary.org