SCRY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SCRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCRY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRY
No single letter turns SCRY into another word.
How SCRY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SCRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does SCRY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To foretell events by gazing into a surface.
Scry is a shortened form of descry, so the word originally meant simply to catch sight of something. The occult sense took over entirely and the plain one disappeared.
How SCRY is used
Scried, scrying. Chiefly in occult writing.
- They scry in still water as often as in glass.
- The word scry is shortened from descry.
- To scry once meant simply to catch sight of.
- Scrying needs a dark surface and patience.
- The plain sense of scry disappeared completely.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCRY
7 longer words begin with SCRY.
Words ending in SCRY
1 words end in SCRY. Useful as a back hook: play SCRY onto a word already on the board.
Words with SCRY inside
1 words contain SCRY in the middle. Words that start with SCRY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SCRY
Common questions about SCRY
- Is SCRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRY worth?
- SCRY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCRY mean?
- To foretell events by gazing into a surface.
- What letters can be added to SCRY?
- No single letter can be added to SCRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SCRY:
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