Dallied

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of dally, meaning to have acted carelessly or wasted time without purpose or urgency.

“She dallied over breakfast and missed the morning train by minutes.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

dal·lied

Related Words

Synonyms

dawdledlingeredloiteredtarried

Antonyms

hurried rushed

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains double L and ends in IED, a reliable past-tense pattern worth remembering for Wordle

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Scrabble

The double L combined with the common IED ending makes it easy to place on a crowded board

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Anagrams of Dallied

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

dialled

Words one letter different

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dallier dallies dollied

Words you can make from Dallied

Shorter words formed from the letters in “dallied”.

allied dialed laddie ladled addie addle adiel aided ailed allie dalle dedal delia della didal didle ideal idled ileal laded ladle leila lelia aide

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