SLY is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLY?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLY is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLY
No single letter turns SLY into another word.
How SLY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What does SLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Cunning and secretive.
Sly comes from a Norse word meaning skilful, and the judgement arrived later: what had been praise turned into suspicion somewhere in the middle ages. The phrase on the sly keeps the sense of doing something without being seen.
How SLY is used
Before and after the noun. The comparative is slyer.
- He gave a sly look and said nothing at all.
- They were meeting on the sly for the better part of a year.
- A sly remark does more damage than a loud one.
- The word sly once meant skilful and nothing worse.
- She is sly rather than dishonest, which is harder to catch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SLY
9 longer words begin with SLY.
Words ending in SLY
Showing 24 of 768 words that end in SLY. Useful as a back hook: play SLY onto a word already on the board.
Words with SLY inside
3 words contain SLY in the middle. Words that start with SLY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about SLY
- Is SLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLY, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLY worth?
- SLY is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLY mean?
- Cunning and secretive.
- What letters can be added to SLY?
- No single letter can be added to SLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SLY:
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