Definition of jolly

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• jolly is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
• jolly is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
• jolly is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of jolly

• a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. jolly boat
• be silly or tease one another (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. banter
  2. chaff
  3. josh
  4. kid
• full of or showing high-spirited merriment (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the jolly crowd at the reunion
  2. jolly old Saint Nick

  Synonyms

  1. gay
  2. jocund
  3. jovial
  4. merry
  5. mirthful
• to certain extent or degree (adverb)

  Examples

  1. jolly decent of him

  Synonyms

  1. fairly
  2. middling
  3. moderately
  4. passably
  5. pretty
  6. reasonably
  7. somewhat
• a happy party (noun)

See definition of jolly in Merriam Webster