Silly

5 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Lacking seriousness or importance; foolish in a lighthearted way.

“The children giggled at his silly jokes during storytime.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/'sIlI/

Syllables

sil·ly

Related Words

Synonyms

foolishabsurdplayful

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double L in middle, ends with Y.

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points; good for using double letters.

Words Related to Silly

Anagrams of Silly

Words that use exactly the same letters as “silly”.

silyl slily yills

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “silly” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

billy dilly filly gilly hilly killy lilly milly rilly sally selly silky sills silty sully tilly

Words you can make from Silly

Shorter words formed from the letters in “silly”.

ills illy

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