Is SALLYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SALLYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SALLYING mean?
Sallying is a form of SALLY.
- noun
witty remark
- noun
a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
- noun
a venture off the beaten path
“a sally into the wide world beyond his home”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SALLYING
SALLYING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of SALLYING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SALLYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- signally12
- slangily12
- allying11
- slaying11
- gainly10
- laying10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- saying10
- singly10
- slangy10
- inlays9
- layins9
- gaily9
- gally9
- gilly9
- lingy9
- lying9
- yagis9
- yangs9
- ayins8
- inlay8
- layin8
- lysin8
- sally8
- silly8
- slily8
- yills8
- agly8
- gays8
- sagy8
- yagi8
- yags8
- yang8
- algins7
- aligns7
- lasing7
- liangs7
- ligans7
- lingas7
- signal7
- ally7
- ayin7
- illy7
- inly7
- lays7
- lily7
- liny7
- nays7
- slay7
- syli7
- yill7
- yins7
- gay7
- yag7
- algin6
- align6
- gains6
- galls6
- gills6
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