DRESSY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DRESSY 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 DRESSY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRESSY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRESSY
No single letter turns DRESSY into another word.
How DRESSY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DRESSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What stands out about DRESSY
- DRESSY 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 DRESSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Smart and elaborate enough for a formal occasion; fond of fine clothes.
Shoppers and hosts use dressy to place an outfit on the scale between casual and formal. A dressy blouse might have silk or a bit of sparkle, while a dressy invitation tells guests to leave their jeans at home. Applied to a person, it means someone who likes to be well turned out, and sometimes a little showy about it.
How DRESSY is used
Informal; often used in advice about what to wear.
- The restaurant is a bit too dressy for shorts.
- She wore a dressy jacket to the interview.
- My uncle was always a dressy man.
- These shoes are too dressy for a hike.
- The invitation said the party would be dressy but not black tie.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRESSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DRESSY
Common questions about DRESSY
- Is DRESSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRESSY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRESSY worth?
- DRESSY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRESSY mean?
- Smart and elaborate enough for a formal occasion; fond of fine clothes.
- What letters can be added to DRESSY?
- No single letter can be added to DRESSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DRESSY:
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