TRY is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRY is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How TRY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What does TRY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To attempt something.
Try in rugby names a score, and the reason is historical: touching the ball down originally earned only the right to try a kick at goal. The points came later, and the kick that follows a try is still called a conversion.
How TRY is used
Transitive and intransitive. Also a noun in rugby.
- He will try again next year and get closer each time.
- They are trying a different supplier this quarter.
- A try is worth five points and was once worth none.
- Try the other door before you give up.
- The word try in rugby is older than the points for it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRY
Showing 24 of 52 words that begin with TRY.
Words ending in TRY
Showing 24 of 365 words that end in TRY. Useful as a back hook: play TRY onto a word already on the board.
Words with TRY inside
Showing 24 of 74 words that contain TRY somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TRY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about TRY
- Is TRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRY, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRY worth?
- TRY is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRY mean?
- To attempt something.
- What letters can be added to TRY?
- TRY takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TRY:
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