PRY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PRY 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 PRY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRY is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in PRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,738.
What does PRY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To force something open with a lever.
American English uses pry where British English uses prise, and both are trying to spell the same action. A second pry, meaning to look into other people's business, is a different word altogether and the one that gave English prying eyes.
How PRY is used
Transitive: pry it open. The other sense is intransitive.
- You will need a bar to pry that lid up.
- Prying the frame open damaged more than it saved.
- She did not mean to pry and asked anyway.
- Away from prying eyes is the whole point of the fence.
- Do not pry at it or the hinge will go.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRY
13 longer words begin with PRY.
Words ending in PRY
3 words end in PRY. Useful as a back hook: play PRY onto a word already on the board.
Words with PRY inside
15 words contain PRY in the middle. Words that start with PRY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about PRY
- Is PRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRY worth?
- PRY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRY mean?
- To force something open with a lever.
- What letters can be added to PRY?
- PRY takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of PRY:
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