SHYLY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHYLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHYLY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHYLY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHYLY
No single letter turns SHYLY into another word.
How SHYLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHYLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,353 thousand.
What does SHYLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a manner that shows reluctance to draw attention to oneself, marked by hesitation or a wish to avoid notice.
Someone who acts shyly hesitates before speaking or acting, often avoiding eye contact or drawing back rather than pushing forward. The word describes the outward manner rather than the inner feeling itself, so a person can feel confident yet still smile shyly out of habit or politeness. Shyly is built simply from the adjective shy plus the ordinary adverb ending -ly, and it works with almost any verb of speaking, looking, or approaching. Writers use it to soften a description, showing hesitation without stating outright that a character is afraid or timid.
How SHYLY is used
A common everyday adverb, used in speech and writing whenever an action is done with visible shyness or hesitation.
- She smiled shyly and looked away.
- The new student answered shyly when the teacher called his name.
- He shyly admitted that he had written the letter himself.
- The child waved shyly from behind her mother's legs.
- They shyly held hands for the first time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHYLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHYLY
Common questions about SHYLY
- Is SHYLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHYLY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHYLY worth?
- SHYLY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHYLY mean?
- In a manner that shows reluctance to draw attention to oneself, marked by hesitation or a wish to avoid notice.
- What letters can be added to SHYLY?
- No single letter can be added to SHYLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHYLY:
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