SMEARY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SMEARY 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 SMEARY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMEARY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMEARY
No single letter turns SMEARY into another word.
How SMEARY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SMEARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does SMEARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Marked with smears, or likely to leave a smear when touched.
The word comes from smear and is used for glass, screens, paint and ink that have been rubbed instead of wiped clean. A smeary window is one that shows streaks when the sun hits it, and a smeary pen leaves messy lines on the page. Sometimes it refers to a substance itself, such as a soft wax or grease that spreads when pressed.
How SMEARY is used
Everyday descriptive word, often about glass, screens and ink.
- The smeary window blurred the view of the garden.
- Fingerprints made the screen smeary within minutes.
- He wiped his smeary glasses on his sleeve.
- The ink was smeary where she had touched the page.
- A smeary line of lipstick marked the cup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMEARY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SMEARY
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Common questions about SMEARY
- Is SMEARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMEARY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMEARY worth?
- SMEARY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMEARY mean?
- Marked with smears, or likely to leave a smear when touched.
- What letters can be added to SMEARY?
- No single letter can be added to SMEARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SMEARY:
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