Is FRY a Scrabble word?
Yes. FRY is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.
Meaning A method of cooking food.
Verb 2 meanings
A method of cooking food.
“I am frying the eggs.”
To affect or be affected by extreme heat or current.
“You'll fry if you go out in this sun with no sunblock on.”
Noun 4 meanings
A long, thin fried piece of cut potato.
A long, thin fried piece of other foods.
“halloumi fries”
A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.
The liver of a lamb.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fryen, borrowed from Old French frire, from Latin frīgō. Cognate with Ancient Greek φρύγω (phrúgō, “to roast, bake”), Sanskrit भृज्जति (bhṛjjati, “to roast, grill, fry”). Replaced native Middle English hirsten, from Old English hierstan (“to fry”).
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FRY at a glance
FRY has 3 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (F 4 + R 1 + Y 4) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #8,297 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -FRY
More endings- BELFRY14
- GALLIMAUFRY20
- REFRY11
- PANFRY14
- CHIEFRY18
- CLAMJAMFRY29
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