SCALY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SCALY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCALY?
| 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 SCALY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCALY
No single letter turns SCALY into another word.
How SCALY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SCALY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What stands out about SCALY
- The same 5 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 SCALY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Covered with or resembling scales, such as those found on fish, reptiles or dry skin.
Scaly describes a surface made up of small overlapping plates, most familiarly the skin of fish, snakes and lizards, but the word is used just as naturally for flaking skin, rust or old paint that lifts in thin layers. It is a purely descriptive word, without the negative overtones of some similar terms.
How SCALY is used
Common descriptive word for skin, animal covering, or any flaking, layered surface.
- The lizard's scaly back glistened in the sun.
- Dry winter air left his hands scaly and rough.
- The fish had bright, scaly skin.
- Old paint peeled away in scaly flakes.
- The snake shed its scaly skin near the rock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCALY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCALY
The 5 tiles of SCALY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SCALY
Common questions about SCALY
- Is SCALY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCALY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCALY worth?
- SCALY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCALY mean?
- Covered with or resembling scales, such as those found on fish, reptiles or dry skin.
- What letters can be added to SCALY?
- No single letter can be added to SCALY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SCALY:
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