DRYLY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DRYLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRYLY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRYLY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRYLY
No single letter turns DRYLY into another word.
How DRYLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DRYLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 784,245.
What does DRYLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a matter-of-fact, unemotional way that carries a hint of irony or humour.
Dryly nearly always describes how someone speaks rather than a physical lack of moisture, so a person answers dryly while a towel does not become dry dryly. The word points to a flat delivery that hides a joke or a pointed remark behind a straight face, which is why dry humour and dryly are closely linked. The variant drily is older and more common in British writing, while dryly is the usual American spelling.
How DRYLY is used
Used mainly to describe speech or tone; the spelling drily is an accepted variant.
- He remarked dryly that the meeting had gone exactly as expected.
- She answered dryly and let the silence do the rest.
- The critic wrote dryly about the film's endless car chases.
- "Wonderful," he said dryly, not meaning it.
- The old teacher corrected him dryly rather than kindly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRYLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DRYLY
Common questions about DRYLY
- Is DRYLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRYLY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRYLY worth?
- DRYLY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRYLY mean?
- In a matter-of-fact, unemotional way that carries a hint of irony or humour.
- What letters can be added to DRYLY?
- No single letter can be added to DRYLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DRYLY:
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