LAIRY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LAIRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAIRY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAIRY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAIRY
Front hooks — 1
glairyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LAIRY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LAIRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does LAIRY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Britishinformal
Loud, boastful, and aggressively confident in a way that invites trouble.
A lairy person shows off in a brash, confrontational manner, often after drinking, and seems ready to pick a fight or draw attention to himself. The word describes both a person's manner and a swaggering, gaudy style of dress. British speakers use lairy mainly of behaviour that crosses from playful into aggressive.
How LAIRY is used
Informal British adjective, most often heard describing rowdy behaviour in pubs, football crowds, or nightlife.
- The bouncer warned the lairy group to calm down or leave.
- He got lairy after a few pints and started shouting at strangers.
- She hated how lairy the stag party became by midnight.
- A lairy heckler kept interrupting the comedian's act.
- The match ended with a few lairy fans squaring up outside the stadium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAIRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAIRY
The 5 tiles of LAIRY in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in LAIRY
1 words end in LAIRY. Useful as a back hook: play LAIRY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in LAIRY
Common questions about LAIRY
- Is LAIRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAIRY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAIRY worth?
- LAIRY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAIRY mean?
- Loud, boastful, and aggressively confident in a way that invites trouble.
- What letters can be added to LAIRY?
- LAIRY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LAIRY:
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