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ely

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
6
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/iːli/(UK)

Definition of ely

12 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A cathedral city and civil parish (served by City of Ely Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England.
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name

  1. A cathedral city and civil parish (served by City of Ely Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England.
  2. A suburb and community in Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1376).
  3. A river in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, Vale of Glamorgan borough and Cardiff, Wales, which flows into the Severn Estuary.
  4. A place in the United States:
  5. A place in the United States:
  6. A place in the United States:
  7. A place in the United States:
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  10. A place in the United States:
  11. A male given name.
  12. A surname.

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Ely, from Old English Ēlīġ, of uncertain origin.

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