WRYLY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WRYLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WRYLY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WRYLY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WRYLY
No single letter turns WRYLY into another word.
How WRYLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WRYLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,568 thousand.
What does WRYLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a dryly humorous, ironic, or mocking manner, often with a twisted or lopsided expression.
Wryly describes a tone or expression that mixes humor with irony, disappointment, or mild disapproval, as when someone comments on a bad situation without complaining outright. The word derives from wry, meaning twisted or contorted, since a wry smile is often crooked rather than open. Writers use wryly to mark a remark or look as knowingly amused rather than either fully serious or openly cheerful.
How WRYLY is used
Common adverb, typically paired with verbs of speaking, smiling, or observing, such as remarked wryly or smiled wryly.
- She smiled wryly at the absurd excuse he offered.
- He wryly noted that the meeting had solved nothing.
- The critic wryly praised the film's spectacular failures.
- They wryly compared notes on their worst job interviews.
- She raised an eyebrow and wryly agreed to try again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WRYLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WRYLY
Common questions about WRYLY
- Is WRYLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WRYLY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WRYLY worth?
- WRYLY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WRYLY mean?
- In a dryly humorous, ironic, or mocking manner, often with a twisted or lopsided expression.
- What letters can be added to WRYLY?
- No single letter can be added to WRYLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WRYLY:
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