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Shillyshallied

s 1h 4i 1l 1l 1y 4s 1h 4a 1l 1l 1i 1e 1d 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 14 letters · Rare · past tense of shillyshally

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

What does shillyshallied mean?

verb

  1. be uncertain and vague

  2. postpone doing what one should be doing

    “He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days”

    Synonymsprocrastinatestalldillydally

Definitions shown for shillyshally, the base form of shillyshallied.

Is SHILLYSHALLIED a valid word?

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

How many points is SHILLYSHALLIED worth?

Scrabble

24 pts
s 1h 4i 1l 1l 1y 4s 1h 4a 1l 1l 1i 1e 1d 2

Words With Friends

25 pts
s 1h 3i 1l 2l 2y 3s 1h 3a 1l 2l 2i 1e 1d 2

Wordfeud

24 pts
s 1h 4i 1l 1l 1y 4s 1h 4a 1l 1l 1i 1e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

26 pts
s 1h 3i 1l 2l 2y 4s 1h 3a 1l 2l 2i 1e 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in SHILLYSHALLIED

Words that end like SHILLYSHALLIED

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

dalliedralliedtalliedallied
All words ending in -ALLIED

Shillyshallied: quick answers

Is SHILLYSHALLIED a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. SHILLYSHALLIED is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is SHILLYSHALLIED worth?
SHILLYSHALLIED scores 24 points in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends, 24 in Wordfeud and 26 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shillyshallied mean?
shillyshallied is the past tense of shillyshally, which means “be uncertain and vague”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHILLYSHALLIED?
You can make 582 shorter words from SHILLYSHALLIED, such as HELLISHLY, DAYSHELLS, SHILLELAHS, DAYSHELL. See the full list.