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Is volley a Scrabble word?

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

V4O1L1L1E1Y4

Is volley a Scrabble UK word?

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

V4O1L1L1E1Y4

Is volley a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word volley is a Words With Friends word. The word volley is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

V5O1L2L2E1Y3

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6-letter words (2 found)

LOVELY,VOLLEY,

5-letter words (1 found)

LOVEY,

4-letter words (7 found)

LEVO,LEVY,LOVE,OVEL,VELL,VOLE,YELL,

3-letter words (11 found)

ELL,EVO,LEV,LEY,LOY,LYE,OLE,OYE,VLY,VOE,VOL,

2-letter words (6 found)

EL,LO,OE,OY,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 28 words from volley according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of volley

volley

Etymology

From Middle French volée (“flight”), from Vulgar Latin volta, from Late Latin volatus.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɒli/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɑli/
  • Rhymes: -ɒli

Noun

volley (plural volleys)

  1. The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired.
  2. A burst or emission of many things at once.
  3. (sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces.
  4. (sports) A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground.
  5. (cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Cantonese: 窩利／窝利 (wo1 lei6-2)
  • → German: Volley
  • → Polish: wolej
  • → Portuguese: vólei

Translations

Verb

volley (third-person singular simple present volleys, present participle volleying, simple past and past participle volleyed)

  1. (transitive) To fire a volley of shots
  2. (sports, transitive) To hit the ball before it touches the ground
  3. (intransitive) To be fired in a volley
  4. (sports, intransitive) To make a volley
  5. To sound together

Derived terms

  • half volley
  • scorpion volley
  • volleyball

Translations

Anagrams

  • Lovely, lovely

French

Etymology

Clipping of volleyball.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔ.lɛ/, /vɔ.le/

Noun

volley m (uncountable)

  1. (sports, colloquial) volleyball
    Synonyms: volley-ball, volleyball

Further reading

  • “volley”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from volleyball; a clipping.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.lej/
  • Rhymes: -ɔllej
  • Hyphenation: vòl‧ley

Noun

volley m (invariable)

  1. volleyball
    Synonym: pallavolo

Derived terms

  • vollistico

Source: wiktionary.org