SULLY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SULLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SULLY?
| 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: 23 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SULLY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SULLY
No single letter turns SULLY into another word.
How SULLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SULLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does SULLY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To spoil the purity, cleanliness, or reputation of something.
To sully something is to damage its good name or its clean appearance, often through a single act or accusation rather than gradual wear. A scandal can sully a politician's reputation for years, while smoke can sully the white walls of a room until they look grey. The word carries a slightly formal, disapproving tone rather than being used casually for ordinary dirt.
How SULLY is used
General to formal vocabulary; used mostly for damage to reputation, honor, or purity rather than everyday mess.
- The scandal threatened to sully his reputation.
- She refused to let the rumor sully her name.
- Even a small mistake could sully a team's record.
- Nothing could sully the memory of that day.
- Smoke began to sully the walls within a week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SULLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SULLY
1 longer words begin with SULLY.
Shorter words from the letters in SULLY
Common questions about SULLY
- Is SULLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SULLY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SULLY worth?
- SULLY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SULLY mean?
- To spoil the purity, cleanliness, or reputation of something.
- What letters can be added to SULLY?
- No single letter can be added to SULLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SULLY:
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