PRIMY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PRIMY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PRIMY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRIMY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRIMY
No single letter turns PRIMY into another word.
How PRIMY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PRIMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does PRIMY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaicliterary
In an early, vigorous stage of growth; youthful and full of promise.
Primy belongs to older literary English and describes something still in its springtime, before it has fully matured or been tested by time. Writers used it of feelings or of a young person's nature, suggesting freshness that has not yet proved lasting.
How PRIMY is used
Rare outside older poetry and drama, kept alive mainly through quotation.
- The old play speaks of a primy love not yet tested by hardship.
- His primy enthusiasm faded once the real work began.
- She quoted the line about a primy nature, forward but not permanent.
- Critics read the primy passion of the youth as fresh, not deep.
- The poem contrasts primy passion with the steadier love of later years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRIMY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PRIMY
Common questions about PRIMY
- Is PRIMY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PRIMY is not in it.
- How many points is PRIMY worth?
- PRIMY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRIMY mean?
- In an early, vigorous stage of growth; youthful and full of promise.
- What letters can be added to PRIMY?
- No single letter can be added to PRIMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PRIMY:
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