WILLY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WILLY 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 WILLY?
| 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 WILLY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WILLY
Front hooks — 1
twillyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WILLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WILLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What does WILLY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishchildishinformal
A British informal word for the penis, especially as used by or to young children.
Willy is a mild, family-friendly word that British parents and children commonly use instead of a more clinical or crude term, similar in tone to a word like tummy for stomach. Because of its gentle, childish sound, willy rarely causes offense and is often heard in nurseries and children's books rather than adult conversation. The word should not be confused with willy-nilly, an unrelated expression meaning whether wanted or not, which comes from a completely different old phrase. Outside Britain, other informal words are more common for the same body part, so willy is closely associated with British English.
How WILLY is used
A mild, childish British term, common in family speech and children's books rather than formal or adult writing.
- The toddler giggled and pointed at his willy in the bath.
- British picture books often use willy instead of a clinical term.
- He covered himself with a towel, embarrassed about his willy showing.
- The teacher gently corrected the child for saying willy out loud in class.
- American readers sometimes find the British word willy unfamiliar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WILLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WILLY
5 longer words begin with WILLY.
Words ending in WILLY
1 words end in WILLY. Useful as a back hook: play WILLY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in WILLY
Common questions about WILLY
- Is WILLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WILLY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WILLY worth?
- WILLY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WILLY mean?
- A British informal word for the penis, especially as used by or to young children.
- What letters can be added to WILLY?
- WILLY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WILLY:
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