WINTRY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WINTRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WINTRY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WINTRY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WINTRY
No single letter turns WINTRY into another word.
How WINTRY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WINTRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What stands out about WINTRY
- WINTRY 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 WINTRY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Cold, bleak or grey in the way that winter is.
Wintry describes weather, scenery or light that feels like winter, even when the calendar says otherwise. A wintry shower may bring sleet in April. The word can also describe a manner that is cold and unfriendly, as in a wintry smile or a wintry reply.
How WINTRY is used
Used for weather and landscapes, and figuratively for a chilly manner.
- A wintry wind swept across the empty car park.
- Forecasters expect wintry showers by the weekend.
- He greeted the news with a wintry smile.
- The painting shows a wintry field under a pale sky.
- Even in May the mountain air felt wintry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WINTRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WINTRY
Common questions about WINTRY
- Is WINTRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WINTRY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WINTRY worth?
- WINTRY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WINTRY mean?
- Cold, bleak or grey in the way that winter is.
- What letters can be added to WINTRY?
- No single letter can be added to WINTRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WINTRY:
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