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Is woolly a Scrabble word?

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

W4O1O1L1L1Y4

Is woolly a Scrabble UK word?

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

W4O1O1L1L1Y4

Is woolly a Words With Friends word?

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

W4O1O1L2L2Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

WOOLLY,

5-letter words (3 found)

LOWLY,WOLLY,WOOLY,

4-letter words (3 found)

OWLY,WOOL,YOWL,

3-letter words (6 found)

LOO,LOW,LOY,OWL,WOO,YOW,

2-letter words (6 found)

LO,OO,OW,OY,WO,YO,

You can make 19 words from woolly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of woolly

woolly

Alternative forms

  • wooly (chiefly used in the US, but less common than woolly even there)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwʊli/
  • Rhymes: -ʊli

Etymology 1

From Middle English wolly, equivalent to wool +‎ -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wullich (“woolly”), Dutch wollig (“woolly”), German wollig (“woolly”), Swedish ullig (“woolly”).

Adjective

woolly (comparative woollier, superlative woolliest)

  1. Made of wool.
  2. Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
  3. (figuratively) Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
  4. (obsolete) Clothed in wool.
  5. (slang, archaic) Cross; irritable.
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Noun

woolly (plural woollies)

  1. (informal) A sweater or similar garment made of wool.
  2. (US, slang) A sheep not yet shorn.
  3. A piece of woolwork.

Etymology 2

From woolly back.

Noun

woolly (plural woollies)

  1. (Liverpool slang, derogatory) A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.

Source: wiktionary.org