FERLY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FERLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERLY?
| 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 FERLY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERLY
No single letter turns FERLY into another word.
How FERLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FERLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What stands out about FERLY
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FERLY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicdialect
A strange or marvellous thing that provokes wonder or astonishment.
A ferly was originally a Scots and northern English term for anything so unusual that it made people stop and stare, and older writers used it for both the strange object and the feeling of surprise it caused. Regional storytelling used a ferly to describe uncanny sights, from a strange light in the sky to an animal behaving oddly. The related adjective sense, meaning strange or wonderful, comes from the same root as the noun.
How FERLY is used
Found now mainly in dialect writing and older Scots literature rather than in everyday speech.
- The old shepherd swore the glowing hill was a ferly he would never forget.
- Villagers gathered to talk about the ferly seen crossing the moor at dusk.
- In the ballad, a ferly appears just before the hero's fortune changes.
- She described the storm as a ferly, something beyond ordinary weather.
- Folklorists still record stories about each strange ferly reported by travellers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FERLY
The 5 tiles of FERLY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with FERLY
1 longer words begin with FERLY.
Shorter words from the letters in FERLY
Common questions about FERLY
- Is FERLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERLY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERLY worth?
- FERLY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERLY mean?
- A strange or marvellous thing that provokes wonder or astonishment.
- What letters can be added to FERLY?
- No single letter can be added to FERLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FERLY:
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