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Is ally a Scrabble word?

Yes, ally is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 7 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of ally?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive)Examples: "Theſe three did loue each other dearely well, / And with ſo firme affection were allyde, / As if but one ſoule in them all did dvvell, / VVhich did her povvre into three parts diuyde; […]"; "[W]hen hee's remou'd, your Highneſſe / VVill take againe your Queene, as yours at firſt, / Euen for your Sonnes ſake, and thereby for ſealing / The Iniurie of Tongues, in Courts and Kingdomes / Knovvne, and ally'd to yours."; "That this coniunction doth not ioyne the ſubſtances, but vniteth the affections, and allyeth the wils."transitive

2. (transitive)Examples: "Yes in good ſooth, the vice is of a great kindred; it is vvell allied, but it is impoſſible to extirpe it quite, Frier, till eating and drinking be put dovvne."; "Great VVits are ſure to Madneſs near alli'd; / And thin Partitions do their Bounds divide: […]"; "Thus Nature gives us (let it check our Pride) / The virtue neareſt to our Vice ally'd; / Reaſon the Byas turns to Good from Ill, / And Nero reigns a Titus, if he vvill."transitive

3. (transitive)Examples: "To be ſhort, hauing thus ingrafted them into the body of his [God's] Sonne, he ioyneth and allieth him ſelfe to them, he maketh him ſelfe one with them, maketh them his children and heyres, partakers of his immortalitie and glorie, and all this he worketh by the inward vertue of his holy Ghost, […]"; "[W]e have ſo many of our firſt Titled Families vvho have ally'd themſelves to Trade, (vvhoſe Inducements vvere Money only) that it ceaſes to be either a VVonder as to the Fact, or a Diſgrace to the Honour."; "And do we upbraid thee [rain], in our heartless stupidity, because, rather than withhold thy life-giving dispensations, thou allyest thy gentle nature with thy opposites, and comest in unwelcome company—in chilly league with Eurus, or riding on the stormy wings of night-confounding Aquilo— […]"reflexivetransitive

4. (intransitive) Chiefly followed by with: to enter into an alliance or unite for a common aim.Examples: "[A]ftervvards he [Constantine the Great] allied vvith Licinius, and gave him his Siſter in marriage, and acknovvledged him his Colleague in the Empire."; "Whatever injuries […] the Athenians have done me I forgive. […] If they will ally with me, rebuild the temples I have burnt."Synonyms: make common causeintransitive

noun (English)

1. Something regarded as connected with or related to another thing by similarity in features or nature.Examples: "The order of Gruiformes includes cranes and their allies."; "Procyonids (raccoons and their allies), a group of North American origin, are first recorded in South America in a level immediately below a unit dated at 6.0 million years."

2. (figuratively) A person, group, concept, etc., which is associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary; a supporter.Examples: "[S]cience, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally."figuratively

3. (historical or obsolete) A kinsman or kinswoman; a relative.Examples: "This Gentleman the Princes neere Alie. / My very frend hath tane this mortall vvound / In my behalfe, […]"; "Finally there was a quiet wedding at the Towers, […] The Sellerses were to go to England with their new allies for a brief visit, but when it was time to take the train from Washington, the colonel was missing."historicalobsolete

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "ally"?

Scrabble
7 points
A1
L1
L1
Y4
Words With Friends
8 points
A1
L2
L2
Y4

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