DREARY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DREARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DREARY?
| 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 DREARY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DREARY
No single letter turns DREARY into another word.
How DREARY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DREARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,979.
What stands out about DREARY
- The same 6 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 DREARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Gloomy and dull, with nothing to lift the spirits.
Weather, landscapes, rooms and routines can all be called dreary when they leave a flat, joyless impression. The word comes from an Old English term linked to blood and sorrow, so it once carried a much darker tone than it does now. Today it is a mild complaint, stronger than boring but gentler than tragic, and it pairs naturally with grey November days.
How DREARY is used
Common in descriptive writing about weather, places and routines.
- It was a dreary afternoon of drizzle and fog.
- They lived in a dreary little flat above the shop.
- The speech was long and dreary.
- A dreary silence hung over the waiting room.
- He faced another dreary week of paperwork.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DREARY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DREARY
The 6 tiles of DREARY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DREARY
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Common questions about DREARY
- Is DREARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DREARY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DREARY worth?
- DREARY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DREARY mean?
- Gloomy and dull, with nothing to lift the spirits.
- What letters can be added to DREARY?
- No single letter can be added to DREARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DREARY:
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