Is WRY a Scrabble word?
Yes. WRY 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 Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
Adjective 4 meanings
Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
Dryly humorous; sardonic or ironic, usually in a way that suggests acknowledgement of a problem or difficult situation.
Twisted, bent, crooked.
Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.
Verb 1 meaning
To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).
Noun 1 meaning
Distortion.
Etymology
From Middle English wrien, from Old English wrīġian (“to go, turn, twist, bend, strive, struggle, press forward, endeavor, venture”), from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Compare awry, wriggle.
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WRY at a glance
WRY has 3 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (W 4 + R 1 + Y 4) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #33,662 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -WRY
More endings- LOWRY11
- DOWRY12
- AWRY10
- OUTLAWRY14
- COWRY13
- AVOWRY15
- CHOWRY17
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