ally: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with A · ends with Y
Meaning of ally
verb
- transitive
To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
- transitive
Chiefly followed by to or with: to connect or form a relation to (someone or something) by similarity in features or nature.
- reflexive, transitive
To join or unite (oneself or itself) against, with, etc., someone or something else.
- intransitive
Chiefly followed by with: to enter into an alliance or unite for a common aim.
Listed forms: allies, allying, allied, glossary, allyest.
Source: Wiktionary — ally.
noun
A person who co-operates with or helps another; an associate; a friend.
A person who co-operates with or helps another; an associate; a friend. A person who, or organization which, supports a demographic group subject to discrimination and/or misrepresentation but is not a member of the group; specifically (LGBTQ), a person who is not a member of the LGBT+ community but is supportive of it.
Example: I’m glad you want to be a better ally to the disabled.
A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate.
Example: The two countries were allies in World War I.
Something regarded as connected with or related to another thing by similarity in features or nature.
Listed forms: allies.
Source: Wiktionary — ally.
noun
- obsolete, plural, plural-only
One's relatives; kin, kindred, relations; also, relationship through descent or marriage; kinship.
- obsolete, plural, plural-only
People, groups, states, etc., which are associated or united with each other for a common purpose; confederates; also, the state of being allied; alliance, confederation.
Source: Wiktionary — ally.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for ally.
noun
an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ally in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ally
A(1) + L(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of ally
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from ally
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