GIRLY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GIRLY 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 GIRLY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIRLY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIRLY
No single letter turns GIRLY into another word.
How GIRLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GIRLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does GIRLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Like a girl, or typical of or suited to a girl or young woman, especially in a stereotypically feminine way.
Girly describes clothes, colors, or decor that lean toward styles conventionally associated with girls, such as pink shades, bows, or floral patterns. The word can be used warmly, as when someone enjoys a girly film night with friends, or dismissively, when a critic calls an interest girly to belittle it as too feminine for serious attention. Because the tone shifts with context, a speaker intent matters as much as the word itself.
How GIRLY is used
Informal; can be affectionate or mildly dismissive depending on context and tone.
- She decorated the nursery in a girly pink and white theme.
- They spent the evening on a girly movie marathon.
- He dismissed the show as too girly for his taste.
- The store sells a range of girly accessories for young fans.
- Her handwriting had a girly loop to every letter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIRLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GIRLY
Common questions about GIRLY
- Is GIRLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIRLY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIRLY worth?
- GIRLY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIRLY mean?
- Like a girl, or typical of or suited to a girl or young woman, especially in a stereotypically feminine way.
- What letters can be added to GIRLY?
- No single letter can be added to GIRLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GIRLY:
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