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Shillyshallies

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

About 4 syllables

noun · verb · 14 letters · Rare · plural and third-person singular form of shillyshally

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

What does shillyshallies mean?

noun

  1. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

    Synonymsprocrastinationcunctation

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 shillyshallies.

Is SHILLYSHALLIES 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 SHILLYSHALLIES worth?

Scrabble

23 pts
s 1h 4i 1l 1l 1y 4s 1h 4a 1l 1l 1i 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

24 pts
s 1h 3i 1l 2l 2y 3s 1h 3a 1l 2l 2i 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

23 pts
s 1h 4i 1l 1l 1y 4s 1h 4a 1l 1l 1i 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in SHILLYSHALLIES

Words that end like SHILLYSHALLIES

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

alliesdalliesralliestallies
All words ending in -ALLIES

Shillyshallies: quick answers

Is SHILLYSHALLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. SHILLYSHALLIES is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is SHILLYSHALLIES worth?
SHILLYSHALLIES scores 23 points in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends, 23 in Wordfeud and 25 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shillyshallies mean?
shillyshallies is the plural and third-person singular form of shillyshally, which means “the act of procrastinating”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHILLYSHALLIES?
You can make 336 shorter words from SHILLYSHALLIES, such as HELLISHLY, SHILLELAHS, SHILLELAH, SHYISH. See the full list.