saintly
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
/ˈseɪntli/
Definition of saintly
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike.
“Sophie led a saintly life.”
“Since my sother is nothing short of saintly, she fetches me daily from work and transports me here and there.”
“She met more than a quarter of all the American presidents who have ever lived, five popes, hundreds of national leaders, from the saintly, such as Nelson Mandela, to the tyrannical, including Robert Mugabe and Nicolae Ceausescu[…]”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English *saintli (suggested by seyntly (adverb)), equivalent to saint + -ly. Compare saintlike.
Words you can make from saintly
142 playable · top: NASTILY (10 pts)
Best play nastily 10 points6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
30 words- ANTSY 8 pts
- AYINS 8 pts
- INLAY 8 pts
- LAITY 8 pts
- LAYIN 8 pts
- LINTY 8 pts
- LYSIN 8 pts
- NASTY 8 pts
- SALTY 8 pts
- SILTY 8 pts
- SLATY 8 pts
- STYLI 8 pts
- TANSY 8 pts
- TIYNS 8 pts
- TYINS 8 pts
- ALIST 5 pts
- ANILS 5 pts
- ANTIS 5 pts
- LINTS 5 pts
- LITAS 5 pts
- NAILS 5 pts
- SAINT 5 pts
- SATIN 5 pts
- SLAIN 5 pts
- SLANT 5 pts
- SNAIL 5 pts
- STAIN 5 pts
- TAILS 5 pts
- TAINS 5 pts
- TIANS 5 pts
4-letter words
50 words- AYIN 7 pts
- INLY 7 pts
- LAYS 7 pts
- LINY 7 pts
- NAYS 7 pts
- SLAY 7 pts
- STAY 7 pts
- SYLI 7 pts
- TINY 7 pts
- TIYN 7 pts
- TYIN 7 pts
- YINS 7 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ALTS 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LAST 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LATS 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- LIST 4 pts
- LITS 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NILS 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SAIN 4 pts
- SALT 4 pts
- SATI 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
- SILT 4 pts
- SLAT 4 pts
- SLIT 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- STAN 4 pts
- TAIL 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TALI 4 pts
- TANS 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TILS 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- ANY 6 pts
- AYS 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- SAY 6 pts
- SLY 6 pts
- STY 6 pts
- SYN 6 pts
- YAS 6 pts
- YIN 6 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATS 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- ITS 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
- SIT 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TIS 3 pts
2-letter words
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