SHERRY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHERRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHERRY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHERRY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHERRY
No single letter turns SHERRY into another word.
How SHERRY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHERRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 413,907.
What stands out about SHERRY
- SHERRY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHERRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fortified wine from southern Spain, ranging from pale and dry to dark and sweet.
Sherry takes its name from the Spanish town of Jerez, and the best known wines still come from that region. The styles run from light, dry types often served chilled before a meal to dark, rich ones drunk after it. Cooks also use sherry to add depth to sauces, soups and trifle.
How SHERRY is used
Everyday word in food, drink and cooking.
- She poured a small glass of sherry before dinner.
- A spoonful of sherry went into the soup.
- The trifle was soaked in sweet sherry.
- He prefers a dry sherry to a red wine.
- We bought a bottle of sherry as a gift.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHERRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHERRY
Common questions about SHERRY
- Is SHERRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHERRY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHERRY worth?
- SHERRY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHERRY mean?
- A fortified wine from southern Spain, ranging from pale and dry to dark and sweet.
- What letters can be added to SHERRY?
- No single letter can be added to SHERRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHERRY:
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