tinselly
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
/ˈtɪnsəli/
Definition of tinselly
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Resembling or adorned with tinsel.
“Christmas decorations clung to the light poles lining the street — green, red, and white tinselly creations: snowmen, Santas, reindeer, candy canes...”
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adj
-
Resembling or adorned with tinsel.
“Christmas decorations clung to the light poles lining the street — green, red, and white tinselly creations: snowmen, Santas, reindeer, candy canes...”
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(figuratively)Gaudy, superficial; offering attraction without depth.
“She was a light-skinned girl of frail and tinselly beauty […]”
“...the insurance money his death would provide might help his sons to become the tinselly images of a perfect salesman he had so foolishly hoped to be […]”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From tinsel + -y.
Words you can make from tinselly
177 playable · top: SILENTLY (11 pts)
Best play silently 11 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
16 words5-letter words
42 words- LINEY 8 pts
- LINTY 8 pts
- LYSIN 8 pts
- NELLY 8 pts
- SILLY 8 pts
- SILTY 8 pts
- SLILY 8 pts
- STYLE 8 pts
- STYLI 8 pts
- TELLY 8 pts
- TIYNS 8 pts
- TYINS 8 pts
- TYNES 8 pts
- YELLS 8 pts
- YETIS 8 pts
- YILLS 8 pts
- ELINT 5 pts
- INLET 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- INTEL 5 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LILTS 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- LINTS 5 pts
- LISLE 5 pts
- LITES 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NILLS 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SNELL 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STILE 5 pts
- STILL 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TELLS 5 pts
- TILES 5 pts
- TILLS 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
4-letter words
63 words- ILLY 7 pts
- INLY 7 pts
- LEYS 7 pts
- LILY 7 pts
- LINY 7 pts
- LYES 7 pts
- LYSE 7 pts
- SNYE 7 pts
- STEY 7 pts
- STYE 7 pts
- SYLI 7 pts
- SYNE 7 pts
- TINY 7 pts
- TIYN 7 pts
- TYES 7 pts
- TYIN 7 pts
- TYNE 7 pts
- YELL 7 pts
- YENS 7 pts
- YETI 7 pts
- YILL 7 pts
- YINS 7 pts
- ELLS 4 pts
- ILLS 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LENS 4 pts
- LENT 4 pts
- LEST 4 pts
- LETS 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LILT 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- LIST 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- LITS 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- NILL 4 pts
- NILS 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- SELL 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SILL 4 pts
- SILT 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- SLIT 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TELL 4 pts
- TELS 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
- TILL 4 pts
- TILS 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
3-letter words
39 words- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- SLY 6 pts
- STY 6 pts
- SYN 6 pts
- TYE 6 pts
- YEN 6 pts
- YES 6 pts
- YET 6 pts
- YIN 6 pts
- ELL 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- ILL 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- ITS 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
- SIT 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TIS 3 pts
2-letter words
13 wordsFind your best play with tinselly
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