SHRILLY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHRILLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHRILLY?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHRILLY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHRILLY
No single letter turns SHRILLY into another word.
How SHRILLY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHRILLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What stands out about SHRILLY
- SHRILLY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHRILLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a high, sharp and piercing way.
Something that sounds shrilly cuts through the air, like a whistle, a child scream or an alarm. The word pictures a sound that is harsh to listen to.
How SHRILLY is used
Shrilly is mostly used of voices and sounds.
- The whistle blew shrilly across the field.
- She laughed shrilly at the joke.
- The alarm rang shrilly through the hall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHRILLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHRILLY
Common questions about SHRILLY
- Is SHRILLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHRILLY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHRILLY worth?
- SHRILLY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHRILLY mean?
- In a high, sharp and piercing way.
- What letters can be added to SHRILLY?
- No single letter can be added to SHRILLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHRILLY:
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