ILLY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ILLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ILLY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLY is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ILLY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ILLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What stands out about ILLY
- The same 4 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 ILLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
North American
Badly or poorly, used in nonstandard American speech.
Illy is a dialectal adverb meaning in an unsatisfactory or improper manner. Some regional speakers use illy in place of the more standard alternative.
How ILLY is used
Regarded as nonstandard and rarely used in formal or edited writing.
- The old fence was illy repaired after the storm.
- He spoke illy of the plan without offering alternatives.
- The house had been illy maintained for years.
- Critics said the film was illy received by audiences.
- The task was illy suited to such a small team.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ILLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ILLY
The 4 tiles of ILLY in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in ILLY
Showing 24 of 33 words that end in ILLY. Useful as a back hook: play ILLY onto a word already on the board.
Words with ILLY inside
Showing 24 of 40 words that contain ILLY somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ILLY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLY
Common questions about ILLY
- Is ILLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLY worth?
- ILLY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ILLY mean?
- Badly or poorly, used in nonstandard American speech.
- What letters can be added to ILLY?
- ILLY takes 8 hooks: 8 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ILLY:
Open ILLY in the Word Finder