EERY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. EERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EERY?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EERY is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EERY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How EERY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,951.
What stands out about EERY
- The same 4 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 EERY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Strange and frightening in a way that suggests something supernatural; eerie.
The spelling eery is an older or variant form of eerie, describing a mood of unsettling strangeness. Writers use eery to evoke a quiet, unnatural fear rather than sudden shock.
How EERY is used
A less common variant spelling; eerie is the more standard modern form.
- An eery silence settled over the abandoned house at dusk.
- The fog gave the graveyard an eery, half-lit glow.
- She heard an eery whisper coming from the empty hall.
- The old carousel's music sounded eery in the dark park.
- An eery stillness hung over the forest before the storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EERY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EERY
The 4 tiles of EERY in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in EERY
9 words end in EERY. Useful as a back hook: play EERY onto a word already on the board.
Words with EERY inside
2 words contain EERY in the middle. Words that start with EERY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EERY
Common questions about EERY
- Is EERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EERY, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EERY worth?
- EERY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EERY mean?
- Strange and frightening in a way that suggests something supernatural; eerie.
- What letters can be added to EERY?
- EERY takes 4 hooks: 4 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EERY:
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