PRISSY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PRISSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRISSY?
| 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 PRISSY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRISSY
No single letter turns PRISSY into another word.
How PRISSY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PRISSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What stands out about PRISSY
- PRISSY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PRISSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Fussy about propriety and easily shocked by anything slightly improper.
Prissy is a mildly mocking word, and it is rarely taken as a compliment. It suggests someone who frets over manners, wording or tidiness more than the situation deserves, with a hint of disapproval aimed at others. The word is thought to blend prim and sissy, which fits the pursed-lips picture it paints.
How PRISSY is used
Informal and usually critical; applied to people, their tone or their habits.
- His prissy objection to a single crumb amused the whole table.
- She gave a prissy little sniff and straightened the tablecloth.
- The editor was too prissy to let a contraction pass.
- A prissy tone crept into the letter and spoiled it.
- Nobody wanted to sit near the prissy neighbour at dinner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRISSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PRISSY
Common questions about PRISSY
- Is PRISSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRISSY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRISSY worth?
- PRISSY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRISSY mean?
- Fussy about propriety and easily shocked by anything slightly improper.
- What letters can be added to PRISSY?
- No single letter can be added to PRISSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PRISSY:
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