SPRY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SPRY 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 SPRY?
| 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 SPRY 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 SPRY
No single letter turns SPRY into another word.
How SPRY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SPRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does SPRY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Active and nimble, especially when old.
Spry is used almost only of older people, which makes it one of very few English adjectives with an age built into them. Its origin is probably Scandinavian.
How SPRY is used
Before and after the noun.
- Spry at ninety and still gardening.
- The word spry is used almost only of the old.
- Very few adjectives carry an age as spry does.
- A spry step for a man of that age.
- Spry is probably Scandinavian in origin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPRY
The 4 tiles of SPRY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPRY
5 longer words begin with SPRY.
Shorter words from the letters in SPRY
Common questions about SPRY
- Is SPRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPRY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPRY worth?
- SPRY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPRY mean?
- Active and nimble, especially when old.
- What letters can be added to SPRY?
- No single letter can be added to SPRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SPRY:
Open SPRY in the Word Finder