SMILEY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SMILEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SMILEY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMILEY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMILEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
smileysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SMILEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SMILEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about SMILEY
- The same 6 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 SMILEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A small drawn or typed picture of a smiling face, used in messages to show a friendly or joking mood.
The classic smiley is a yellow circle with two dots for eyes and a curved line for a mouth, and the typed version is a colon, a hyphen and a bracket. Messaging apps now replace such sequences with small coloured pictures. The word also works as an adjective meaning cheerful, as in a smiley receptionist.
How SMILEY is used
Informal; common in texting, email and online chat, where it softens the tone of a line.
- He ended the message with a smiley so she would know he was joking.
- The sticker showed a bright yellow smiley on a blue background.
- A smiley after the sentence made the criticism feel kind.
- The teacher stamped a smiley on every finished page.
- She typed a smiley and pressed send.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMILEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SMILEY
The 6 tiles of SMILEY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SMILEY
1 longer words begin with SMILEY.
Shorter words from the letters in SMILEY
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Common questions about SMILEY
- Is SMILEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMILEY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMILEY worth?
- SMILEY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMILEY mean?
- A small drawn or typed picture of a smiling face, used in messages to show a friendly or joking mood.
- What letters can be added to SMILEY?
- SMILEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SMILEY:
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