NARY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NARY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NARY is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NARY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How NARY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does NARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Not a single one; none whatsoever, used chiefly in the phrase nary a.
Nary functions as an old fashioned way of saying not a single, and it almost always precedes the word a. Speakers use nary a to emphasize a complete absence of something in a folksy tone.
How NARY is used
Found almost exclusively in the set phrase nary a, as in nary a soul.
- Nary a cloud appeared in the summer sky all week.
- There was nary a sound in the empty old house.
- Nary a soul answered when she knocked on the door.
- He offered nary a word of apology after the mistake.
- Nary a light was left burning in the quiet town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NARY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NARY
The 4 tiles of NARY in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in NARY
Showing 24 of 204 words that end in NARY. Useful as a back hook: play NARY onto a word already on the board.
Words with NARY inside
3 words contain NARY in the middle. Words that start with NARY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NARY
Common questions about NARY
- Is NARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NARY, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NARY worth?
- NARY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NARY mean?
- Not a single one; none whatsoever, used chiefly in the phrase nary a.
- What letters can be added to NARY?
- NARY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NARY:
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