Dallies

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of dally, meaning to act carelessly or waste time without urgency.

“He always dallies before an important deadline instead of focusing on his work.”

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Synonyms

dawdles loiters lingerstarries

Antonyms

hurries rushes

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains double L and ends in IES, a common third-person singular pattern for verbs ending in Y

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Double L with the IES ending gives solid options on the board, using only common tiles

Words Related to Dallies

Words one letter different

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ballies dailies dallied dallier dollies

Words you can make from Dallies

Shorter words formed from the letters in “dallies”.

allied allies ideals ladies ladles sailed adiel aides ailed aisle alids allie allis aside dales dalis dalle deals deils delia delis della dells dials

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