KELLY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KELLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KELLY?
| 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 KELLY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KELLY
Front hooks — 1
skellyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How KELLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KELLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does KELLY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
An informal name for a stiff felt hat with a narrow brim, similar to a bowler or derby hat.
A kelly was everyday American slang in the early and mid twentieth century for the hard round felt hats then worn by many working men, distinct from the softer fedora. The word is unrelated to Kelly green, a shade of colour, even though both expressions likely draw on Irish surnames and associations current at the time. Today a kelly is mostly met in period fiction, old films and slang dictionaries rather than in current speech.
How KELLY is used
Informal and now old-fashioned; met mostly in older American slang and period writing rather than current usage.
- He tipped his kelly to the ladies as he passed.
- The old photograph showed him in a suit and a kelly.
- A row of kellys hung on pegs by the shop door.
- The gangster films always dress their extras in a kelly and a dark coat.
- She found her grandfather's kelly stored in a hatbox in the attic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KELLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in KELLY
1 words end in KELLY. Useful as a back hook: play KELLY onto a word already on the board.
Words with KELLY inside
1 words contain KELLY in the middle. Words that start with KELLY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KELLY
Common questions about KELLY
- Is KELLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KELLY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KELLY worth?
- KELLY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KELLY mean?
- An informal name for a stiff felt hat with a narrow brim, similar to a bowler or derby hat.
- What letters can be added to KELLY?
- KELLY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KELLY:
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