COYLY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. COYLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COYLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COYLY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COYLY
No single letter turns COYLY into another word.
How COYLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in COYLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,176 thousand.
What does COYLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a coy manner, with a playful or affected show of shyness.
Coyly modifies an action rather than a person, so a look, a smile or an answer can be given coyly even by someone who is not shy at all. The manner it names sits between real bashfulness and a knowing pretence of it, which is why a coyly given glance can read as flirtatious rather than timid. It is formed regularly from the adjective coy plus the ending -ly and keeps the same range, from genuine reserve to performed modesty.
How COYLY is used
Describes manner, mostly with verbs of looking, smiling or answering; more common in narrative writing than in everyday speech.
- She glanced at him coyly and said nothing.
- He answered the question coyly, refusing a straight yes or no.
- The girl coyly hid her face behind her fan.
- Asked about the engagement, she smiled coyly instead of confirming it.
- He coyly changed the subject whenever his plans came up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COYLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in COYLY
Common questions about COYLY
- Is COYLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COYLY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COYLY worth?
- COYLY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COYLY mean?
- In a coy manner, with a playful or affected show of shyness.
- What letters can be added to COYLY?
- No single letter can be added to COYLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of COYLY:
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