silly: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with Y
Meaning of silly
adj
Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
Example: They were laughing at a silly joke.
Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance. Absurdly large.
Mentally simple, foolish Thoughtless, lacking judgment.
Example: silly mistake
- Scotland
Mentally simple, foolish mentally delayed or feeble.
Listed forms: sillier, silliest, sely, seely.
Source: Wiktionary — silly.
adv
- colloquial, regional
Sillily: in a silly manner.
Listed forms: sillier, silliest.
Source: Wiktionary — silly.
noun
- colloquial
A silly person.
- endearing
A term of address.
- colloquial
A mistake.
Listed forms: sillies.
Source: Wiktionary — silly.
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 silly.
adjective
ludicrous, foolish
adjective
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
- airheaded
- dizzy
- empty-headed
- featherbrained
- giddy
- light-headed
- lightheaded
adjective
inspiring scornful pity
adjective
dazed from or as if from repeated blows
- punch-drunk
- slaphappy
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is silly 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 silly
S(1) + I(1) + L(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 8 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 silly
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from silly
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