Definition of wily

"wily" in the adjective sense

1. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily

marked by skill in deception

"cunning men often pass for wise"

"deep political machinations"

"a foxy scheme"

"a slick evasive answer"

"sly as a fox"

"tricky Dick"

"a wily old attorney"

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Quotations for wily

Weak men and cowards are generally wily. [ Proverb ]

He hath played a wily trick and beguiled himself. [ Proverb ]

It must be a wily mouse that can breed in a cat's ear. [ Proverb ]

wily in Scrabble®

The word wily is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters wily:

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word wily

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The 23 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In wily

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wily in Words With Friends™

The word wily is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters wily:

WILY
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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word wily

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The 26 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In wily

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Words within the letters of wily

4 letter words in wily (1 word)

Words containing the sequence wily

Words that start with wily (1 word)

Words with wily in them (1 word)

Words that end with wily (4 words)

Word Growth involving wily

Shorter words in wily

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Longer words containing wily

dewily

showily

snowily