AERY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. AERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AERY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AERY is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AERY
Front hooks — 1
faeryBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AERY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about AERY
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A high eagle nest as named in poetry and older English writing, where the word carries a sense of lofty remoteness beyond the bare fact of the nest itself.
An aery is usually built in a remote, elevated location that keeps eggs and young birds safe from predators. The word aery should not be confused with the similarly spelled airy, which describes something light or full of open air.
How AERY is used
Distinct in meaning from the similarly spelled word airy, despite the shared letters.
- The eagle returned to its aery high on the cliff face.
- Climbers spotted an aery wedged between two rocky ledges.
- The young hawks left the aery for their first flight.
- Wind battered the aery perched near the mountain summit.
- Rangers monitored the aery to protect the nesting birds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AERY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AERY
The 4 tiles of AERY in a different order — 4 found.
Words ending in AERY
1 words end in AERY. Useful as a back hook: play AERY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in AERY
Common questions about AERY
- Is AERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AERY, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AERY worth?
- AERY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AERY mean?
- A high eagle nest as named in poetry and older English writing, where the word carries a sense of lofty remoteness beyond the bare fact of the nest itself.
- What letters can be added to AERY?
- AERY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AERY:
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