DREE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DREE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DREE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DREE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DREE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DREE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DREE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,476.
What stands out about DREE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 DREE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicScots
To endure or suffer something, especially something burdensome or painful.
The phrase dree one's weird means to endure one's fate, and more generally to dree hardship or pain is to put up with it without escape. The verb dree is archaic in general English, but still recognisable in Scots and older literary writing.
How DREE is used
Archaic; met mainly in older or dialect literature, especially in the phrase dree one's weird.
- The old poem tells how the knight had to dree his weird alone.
- They had no choice but to dree the long winter without help.
- She vowed to dree whatever hardship came her way.
- Soldiers in the tale dree cold, hunger and fear together.
- He could dree the pain no longer and called for a healer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DREE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DREE
The 4 tiles of DREE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with DREE
5 longer words begin with DREE.
Words with DREE inside
2 words contain DREE in the middle. Words that start with DREE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DREE
Common questions about DREE
- Is DREE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DREE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DREE worth?
- DREE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DREE mean?
- To endure or suffer something, especially something burdensome or painful.
- What letters can be added to DREE?
- DREE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DREE:
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