sisterly
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 8
/ˈsɪstəli/(UK)
Definition of sisterly
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Of or characteristic of sisters.
“Poor Mary [Austin] will do her very best and sisterliest for you. A kinder soul is not in the Earth.”
“Burton designed both Middleton sisters' dresses in white, so that when Pippa picked up Kate's train in the abbey, the two of them were united, visually, in a display of sisterly togetherness.”
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adj
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Of or characteristic of sisters.
“Poor Mary [Austin] will do her very best and sisterliest for you. A kinder soul is not in the Earth.”
“Burton designed both Middleton sisters' dresses in white, so that when Pippa picked up Kate's train in the abbey, the two of them were united, visually, in a display of sisterly togetherness.”
adv
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In the manner of a sister, behaving as one would expect of a sister; as a sister, as sisters.
“"What honest man, who is not insane, would take lost women and thieves into his house to dwell with him sisterly and brotherly?"”
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Etymology
From sister + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Words you can make from sisterly
172 playable · top: STYLISER (11 pts)
Best play styliser 11 points7-letter words
5 words6-letter words
18 words5-letter words
44 words- LYRES 8 pts
- LYSES 8 pts
- LYSIS 8 pts
- RILEY 8 pts
- SILTY 8 pts
- SLYER 8 pts
- STYES 8 pts
- STYLE 8 pts
- STYLI 8 pts
- SYLIS 8 pts
- TREYS 8 pts
- TYERS 8 pts
- TYRES 8 pts
- YETIS 8 pts
- ISLES 5 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LIERS 5 pts
- LISTS 5 pts
- LITER 5 pts
- LITES 5 pts
- LITRE 5 pts
- RELIT 5 pts
- RESIT 5 pts
- RESTS 5 pts
- RIELS 5 pts
- RILES 5 pts
- RISES 5 pts
- RITES 5 pts
- SILTS 5 pts
- SIRES 5 pts
- SITES 5 pts
- SLIER 5 pts
- SLITS 5 pts
- STIES 5 pts
- STILE 5 pts
- STIRS 5 pts
- TIERS 5 pts
- TILER 5 pts
- TILES 5 pts
- TIRES 5 pts
- TIRLS 5 pts
- TRESS 5 pts
- TRIES 5 pts
4-letter words
55 words- LEYS 7 pts
- LYES 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- LYSE 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- RYES 7 pts
- STEY 7 pts
- STYE 7 pts
- SYLI 7 pts
- TREY 7 pts
- TYER 7 pts
- TYES 7 pts
- TYRE 7 pts
- YETI 7 pts
- ERST 4 pts
- ESTS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LESS 4 pts
- LEST 4 pts
- LETS 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- LIST 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- LITS 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- REST 4 pts
- RETS 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
- RISE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- SEIS 4 pts
- SELS 4 pts
- SERS 4 pts
- SETS 4 pts
- SILT 4 pts
- SIRE 4 pts
- SIRS 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- SITS 4 pts
- SLIT 4 pts
- SRIS 4 pts
- STIR 4 pts
- TELS 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
- TILS 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TIRL 4 pts
- TRES 4 pts
3-letter words
37 words- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- SLY 6 pts
- STY 6 pts
- TRY 6 pts
- TYE 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- YES 6 pts
- YET 6 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- ESS 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- ITS 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SIS 3 pts
- SIT 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
- TIS 3 pts
2-letter words
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