Is GILLYING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts GILLYING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is GILLYING worth?

GILLYING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to GILLYING?

No single letter can be added to GILLYING to make another word.

GILLYING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. GILLYING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.

g2i1l1l1y4i1n1g2

PlayableGILLYING · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF

13points in Scrabble

17points in Words with Friends

8letters

0hooks available

Which word lists accept GILLYING?

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: 37 / 100

37WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.63

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful GILLYING is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for GILLYING

No single letter turns GILLYING into another word.

How GILLYING scores

Scrabble g2i1l1l1y4i1n1g2 13

Words with Friends g3i1l2l2y3i1n2g3 17

Face value of the 8 tiles in GILLYING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
g	2	3
i	2	9
l	2	4
y	1	2
n	1	6

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GILLYING has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about GILLYING

GILLYING begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Shorter words from the letters in GILLYING

yilling11 gilling9 niggly11 gilly9 lingy9 lying9 illy7 inly7 lily7 liny7 yill7 ging6 gill5 ling5 nill4 yin6 gig5 igg5 gin4 ing4 lig4 ill3 lin3 nil3 ny5 yi5 gi3 in2 li2

Common questions about GILLYING

Is GILLYING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts GILLYING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is GILLYING worth?: GILLYING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to GILLYING?: No single letter can be added to GILLYING to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GILLYING:

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