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Is jolly a Scrabble word?

Yes, jolly is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 15 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of jolly?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (colloquial, dated) Splendid, excellent, pleasant.Examples: "Jo silently notices how white and small her hand is and what a jolly servant she must be to wear such sparkling rings."colloquialdated

2. (informal) Drunk.informal

noun (English)

1. (UK, dated, often humorous) A pleasure trip or excursion.Examples: "If you know what it means to be a “fidlet” going for a “jolly” in your “doo”, then you are part of an exclusive club that speaks colloquial Antarctic English."UKdatedhumorousoften

2. (slang, dated) A marine in the English navy.Examples: "I'm a Jolly — 'Er Majesty's Jolly — soldier an' sailor too!"Synonyms: joeydatedslang

3. (slang, archaic) A word of praise, or favorable notice.Examples: "'We just need to chuck him a jolly.' 'I beg your pardon?' said Faber. 'Chuck a jolly... you know! Get people on the street talking about how amazing the show is! Tell them the tickets are sold out for the next two weeks.'"archaicslang

adv (English)

1. (British, dated) very, extremelyExamples: "It’s jolly hot in here, isn’t it?"; "Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’"Britishdated

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To amuse or divert.transitive

2. (transitive, informal, archaic) To praise or talk up.Examples: "I do not believe in 'jollying' and 'soft soaping' a man when his work is really bad."archaicinformaltransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "jolly"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "jolly"?

Scrabble
15 points
J8
O1
L1
L1
Y4
Words With Friends
18 points
J10
O1
L2
L2
Y4

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