WIRY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. WIRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WIRY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WIRY is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WIRY
No single letter turns WIRY into another word.
How WIRY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WIRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does WIRY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lean, tough and sinewy.
Wiry is nearly always approving about a person and nearly always critical about hair. The same word describes strength in one case and unmanageability in the other.
How WIRY is used
Before and after the noun. Comparative wirier.
- A wiry runner outlasts a muscular one over distance.
- The word wiry praises a body and criticises hair.
- Wiry hair does what it likes in damp weather.
- More wiry than strong and twice as durable.
- Two wiry terriers and one very tired owner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WIRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WIRY
Common questions about WIRY
- Is WIRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WIRY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WIRY worth?
- WIRY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WIRY mean?
- Lean, tough and sinewy.
- What letters can be added to WIRY?
- No single letter can be added to WIRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WIRY:
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