Unscramble tally

14 words come out when you unscramble TALLY, starting with TALLY itself: 8 in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends. ALLY is the best of the shorter words, at 7 points. The 5 letters split into 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Looking for atyll, lyalt, tyall, tlayl, ayllt, lalyt, alytl, yllat, latyl or lltay? They use the same letters as TALLY, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.

Possible Words From tally

Counting the words from TALLY by length: 1 with 5 letters, 2 with 4, 5 with 3 and 6 with 2.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with tally

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4 Letter Words You Can Make with tally

ALLY tops the 4-letter words made with TALLY letters at 7 points; next comes TALL on 4.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with tally

The 3-letter words in TALLY are led by LAY and TAY, 6 points each. ALL and LAT are the familiar ones.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with tally

AY and YA are the top 2-letter words you get when you unscramble TALLY, 5 points each. AT will look familiar.

Neighbor Words of TALLY

Trade one tile of TALLY for another and you can spell these 6 words:

Y S gives STALL · words from stall
T O gives ALLOY · unscramble alloy
L S gives SALTY · words from salty
T E gives ALLEY · unscramble alley
T P gives PALLY · words from pally
T L gives ALLYL · words from allyl

More 5-letter words: starting with TA · ending in LY · all 5-letter words

Definitions for the Top TALLY Plays

What TALLY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.

Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends

TALLY 8 · 9: to count
ALLY 7 · 8: to unite in a formal relationship
LAY 6 · 6: to be in or get into a horizontal position
AY 5 · 4: an affirmative vote
YA 5 · 4: an Asian pear
TALL 4 · 6: having great height
ALL 3 · 5: everything that one has
ALT 3 · 4: a high-pitched musical note

TALLY in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Yes. TALLY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.

Game	Scrabble US	Scrabble UK	Words With Friends*
TALLY itself	Yes	Yes	Yes
Answers accepted (of 14)	13	14	13

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TAY.

Add a Letter to TALLY

These 5 words take every letter of TALLY plus a single extra one.

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