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Sallying

s 1a 1l 1l 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Less common · form of sally

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does sallying mean?

noun

  1. witty remark

    Synonymswisecrackcrackquip

  2. a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

    Synonymssortie

  3. a venture off the beaten path

    “a sally into the wide world beyond his home”

    Synonymssallying forth

Definitions shown for sally, the base form of sallying.

Is SALLYING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SALLYING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
s 1a 1l 1l 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
s 1a 1l 2l 2y 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

13 pts
s 1a 1l 1l 1y 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
s 1a 1l 2l 2y 4i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SALLYING

Anagrams 2

signallyslangily

Words that end like SALLYING

Common words that share the ending -YING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

applyingcarryingimplyingreplyingstudyingworryingburyingcopyingsupplyingvaryingemptyingmarryingdenyingrelyingtidyingbandyingbellyingberryingbullyingcaddyingcandyingcurryingdallyingdecrying
All words ending in -YING

Sallying: quick answers

Is SALLYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SALLYING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SALLYING worth?
SALLYING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does sallying mean?
sallying is related to sally, which means “witty remark”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SALLYING?
You can make 172 shorter words from SALLYING, such as ALLYING, LAYINGS, SLAYING, GAINLY. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SALLYING?
SALLYING rearranges into SIGNALLY, SLANGILY.