GAILY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GAILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAILY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAILY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAILY
No single letter turns GAILY into another word.
How GAILY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GAILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What does GAILY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a cheerful, lighthearted, or bright and showy manner.
Gaily describes both mood and appearance, so a person can laugh gaily out of pure good spirits, and a room or a dress can be gaily decorated simply because the colours are bright and cheerful. Older writing uses the word more freely than modern speech does, where cheerfully or brightly often takes its place, but gaily still appears comfortably in descriptions of colour and pattern. The word carries no negative sense by itself, though it can suggest a light disregard for consequences in some sentences.
How GAILY is used
Common in older or more formal writing; modern speech often prefers cheerfully or brightly instead.
- The children ran gaily across the lawn.
- Flags fluttered gaily above the fairground stalls.
- She waved gaily from the platform as the train pulled away.
- The room was gaily decorated with ribbons and paper lanterns.
- He answered gaily, as though the bad news had not touched him at all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAILY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GAILY
Common questions about GAILY
- Is GAILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAILY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAILY worth?
- GAILY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAILY mean?
- In a cheerful, lighthearted, or bright and showy manner.
- What letters can be added to GAILY?
- No single letter can be added to GAILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GAILY:
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