colly

Plural: collies

Verb

Verb Forms: colly, collied, collying, collies

To blacken or soil with coal dust or grime.
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
To make black, as with coal.

Adj

Black as coal.

Noun

Soot.
A blackbird
Alternative spelling of collie.

Examples

Don’t let a bad rack COLLY your spirits; a bingo is always around the corner in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English coly, from Old English *coliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *kolig, equivalent to coal + -y. Doublet of coaly.

Synonyms

begrime, bemire, dirty, grime, soil

Antonyms

clean

Scrabble Score: 10

colly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
colly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
colly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

colly: valid Words With Friends Word