DERRY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DERRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DERRY?
| 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 DERRY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERRY
No single letter turns DERRY into another word.
How DERRY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DERRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 52,283.
What stands out about DERRY
- The letters of DERRY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 DERRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australianinformal
A strong dislike or grudge held against someone, especially in the phrase have a derry on.
Derry is an Australian informal word most often met in the fixed phrase have a derry on someone, meaning to hold a settled grudge or irrational dislike toward that person. It differs from ordinary dislike in that a derry is usually persistent and sometimes unreasonable, the kind of grievance a person nurses rather than voices outright. The word appears in Australian and New Zealand slang dictionaries but is rarely heard outside informal speech.
How DERRY is used
Chiefly Australian informal usage, almost always inside the phrase have a derry on someone.
- He reckons the foreman has a derry on him ever since the argument.
- She carried a derry against her old boss for years after being sacked.
- Nobody could work out why the coach had such a derry on the new recruit.
- Old grudges like that derry rarely fade once they take hold.
- Her derry against the neighbour started over a fence dispute and never really ended.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DERRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DERRY
The 5 tiles of DERRY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DERRY
Common questions about DERRY
- Is DERRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERRY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERRY worth?
- DERRY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DERRY mean?
- A strong dislike or grudge held against someone, especially in the phrase have a derry on.
- What letters can be added to DERRY?
- No single letter can be added to DERRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DERRY:
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