PRIER is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PRIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRIER?
| 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 PRIER is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRIER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRIER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PRIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 23,237.
What does PRIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who pries; someone who inquires too closely or persistently into matters that are not their concern.
A prier goes further than an ordinarily curious person, pushing into private letters, conversations or affairs that were never meant to be shared, which is why the word usually carries a note of disapproval. It comes directly from the verb to pry, in the sense of looking or asking closely into something hidden, rather than from the unrelated verb meaning to lever something open. Older texts sometimes spell the same word pryer, though prier remains the more common form. A neighbour known as the local prier is rarely welcomed, since the word implies persistence as much as simple nosiness.
How PRIER is used
A somewhat literary or old-fashioned term for a nosy or overly inquisitive person; rare in everyday speech.
- The old woman next door had a reputation as the street's biggest prier.
- No prier ever got much out of him, however hard they pushed.
- She resented being treated like a prier just for asking one question.
- The novel's narrator was an unashamed prier into other people's letters.
- He complained that the journalist was nothing more than a professional prier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRIER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRIER
The 5 tiles of PRIER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PRIER
1 longer words begin with PRIER.
Words ending in PRIER
1 words end in PRIER. Useful as a back hook: play PRIER onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in PRIER
Common questions about PRIER
- Is PRIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRIER, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRIER worth?
- PRIER is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRIER mean?
- A person who pries; someone who inquires too closely or persistently into matters that are not their concern.
- What letters can be added to PRIER?
- PRIER takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PRIER:
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