SULTRY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SULTRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SULTRY?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SULTRY is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SULTRY
No single letter turns SULTRY into another word.
How SULTRY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SULTRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What stands out about SULTRY
- SULTRY 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 SULTRY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Hot and humid in a heavy, oppressive way; also, suggesting strong passion in a slow, alluring manner.
The word grew out of the old verb swelter, and its first use described weather that makes the air feel thick and hard to breathe. Writers later turned it toward people, so a sultry voice or look is warm, low and full of promise. Both senses share the idea of heat that presses close, whether from the sky or from feeling.
How SULTRY is used
Used for stifling weather and, figuratively, for an alluring manner.
- A sultry afternoon settled over the harbour.
- The singer had a sultry voice that filled the room.
- Nobody wanted to work in the sultry heat of August.
- She gave him a sultry glance across the table.
- The sultry night ended with a violent storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SULTRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SULTRY
Common questions about SULTRY
- Is SULTRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SULTRY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SULTRY worth?
- SULTRY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SULTRY mean?
- Hot and humid in a heavy, oppressive way; also, suggesting strong passion in a slow, alluring manner.
- What letters can be added to SULTRY?
- No single letter can be added to SULTRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SULTRY:
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