GILLY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GILLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GILLY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GILLY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GILLY
No single letter turns GILLY into another word.
How GILLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GILLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 232,369.
What stands out about GILLY
- The letters of GILLY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GILLY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A variant spelling of gillie, a person, chiefly in Scotland, who attends and assists a hunter, angler, or golfer.
A gilly carries equipment, guides the way across difficult ground, and knows the best pools or stretches of moor for whatever the outing calls for, whether the target is salmon, deer, or grouse. The same word can be used as a verb, so that a local guide is said to gilly for a party of visiting anglers. Because the role is closely tied to Scottish estates, gilly is met far more often in accounts of Highland sport than in general everyday speech.
How GILLY is used
Chiefly Scottish; met in writing about hunting, fishing, or golf, and less common than the spelling gillie.
- The laird hired a gilly to lead the party up the glen.
- A good gilly knows every pool on the river by name.
- He worked for years as a gilly on a Highland estate.
- The old man agreed to gilly for the visiting fishermen.
- Without a gilly the group would never have found the best crossing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GILLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GILLY
5 longer words begin with GILLY.
Shorter words from the letters in GILLY
Common questions about GILLY
- Is GILLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GILLY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GILLY worth?
- GILLY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GILLY mean?
- A variant spelling of gillie, a person, chiefly in Scotland, who attends and assists a hunter, angler, or golfer.
- What letters can be added to GILLY?
- No single letter can be added to GILLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GILLY:
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