EELY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. EELY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EELY?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EELY is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EELY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How EELY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EELY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,427.
What does EELY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Resembling an eel, especially in being long, slippery, or sinuous.
Something described as eely tends to move or feel like an eel, twisting and slipping through the hands. The word eely is used informally, often about creatures, ropes, or slick paths that seem hard to grasp firmly.
How EELY is used
An informal, rarely used descriptive term applied mostly to texture or movement.
- The catfish felt eely and slipped straight out of his grip.
- She hated the eely texture of the raw seaweed salad.
- The path through the mangroves was narrow and eely.
- His eely handshake left me unable to get a firm grip.
- The rope had grown eely with algae after weeks in the water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EELY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in EELY
9 words end in EELY. Useful as a back hook: play EELY onto a word already on the board.
Words with EELY inside
7 words contain EELY in the middle. Words that start with EELY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EELY
Common questions about EELY
- Is EELY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EELY, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EELY worth?
- EELY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EELY mean?
- Resembling an eel, especially in being long, slippery, or sinuous.
- What letters can be added to EELY?
- EELY takes 3 hooks: 3 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EELY:
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