VOLLEY — 6 letter word
volley
The word volley has 6 letters: V, O, L, L, E, Y. It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Volley has 1 anagram: lovely. As a noun, it means "a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces".
6 letter word "volley": V O L L E Y — noun
Scrabble score: 12 Words With Friends: 14
Letter Analysis of volley
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| Y | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
2 vowels, 4 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of volley
noun
- a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces "The player hit the volley for a point."
- rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms "The troops fired a volley on command." Synonyms: burst
verb
- to utter rapidly "The taxi driver would often volley a string of curses at the traffic."
- to make a volley "The player volleyed the ball."
- to discharge in, or as if in, a volley "The attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians."
- to hit before it touches the ground "The player volleyed the tennis ball."
- to be dispersed in a volley "Arrows volleyed overhead."