LORRY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LORRY 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 LORRY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LORRY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LORRY
No single letter turns LORRY into another word.
How LORRY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LORRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 78,425.
What stands out about LORRY
- The letters of LORRY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LORRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A large motor vehicle built for carrying heavy loads of goods by road; the British term for what is called a truck in North American English.
British, Irish and many Commonwealth speakers say lorry where American English says truck, and the two words refer to exactly the same kind of vehicle rather than to different sizes or types. Lorries range from small delivery vehicles to large articulated rigs hauling containers between ports and warehouses, and drivers who operate them professionally are usually called lorry drivers. The word itself likely comes from an old dialect verb meaning to pull or drag, reflecting the vehicle's original job of hauling heavy loads.
How LORRY is used
Standard British English for what North American speakers call a truck, used in everyday and official contexts alike.
- A lorry blocked the narrow country lane.
- He drove a delivery lorry across the country each week.
- The lorry pulled into the service station for fuel.
- Workers unloaded crates from the back of the lorry.
- A lorry driver waited patiently at the ferry port.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LORRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LORRY
Common questions about LORRY
- Is LORRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LORRY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LORRY worth?
- LORRY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LORRY mean?
- A large motor vehicle built for carrying heavy loads of goods by road; the British term for what is called a truck in North American English.
- What letters can be added to LORRY?
- No single letter can be added to LORRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LORRY:
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