JOLLY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. JOLLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOLLY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOLLY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOLLY
No single letter turns JOLLY into another word.
How JOLLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JOLLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 784,245.
What does JOLLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Britishinformal
Full of high spirits and good humor; cheerful and merry in manner.
A jolly person laughs easily, enjoys company, and spreads good cheer without much effort. The word describes both a temporary mood, such as a jolly evening at a party, and a naturally cheerful personality. British speakers also use jolly as an intensifier, as in jolly good, though the core sense of the word remains simple good humor.
How JOLLY is used
Common and light in tone, often used of festive occasions or of naturally good-humored people.
- The jolly old man handed out sweets to every child.
- Christmas dinner was a jolly, noisy affair.
- She gave a jolly laugh and clapped her hands.
- The innkeeper was famously jolly with his guests.
- It was a jolly evening full of songs and laughter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOLLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOLLY
8 longer words begin with JOLLY.
Shorter words from the letters in JOLLY
Common questions about JOLLY
- Is JOLLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOLLY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOLLY worth?
- JOLLY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOLLY mean?
- Full of high spirits and good humor; cheerful and merry in manner.
- What letters can be added to JOLLY?
- No single letter can be added to JOLLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JOLLY:
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