WRYNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WRYNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WRYNESS?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WRYNESS is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WRYNESS
No single letter turns WRYNESS into another word.
How WRYNESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WRYNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What stands out about WRYNESS
- WRYNESS gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WRYNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of showing dry, mildly mocking humour, or of being twisted or distorted.
Critics praise a narrator for wryness when the jokes are understated and a little ironic. Physically the word describes a lopsided twist of the mouth, which is where the humorous meaning came from.
How WRYNESS is used
Wryness usually describes a tone of voice, a writing style or a facial expression.
- The wryness of her reply made everyone laugh.
- He told the story with a quiet wryness that never became cruel.
- There was a hint of wryness in his smile.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WRYNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WRYNESS
1 longer words begin with WRYNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in WRYNESS
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Common questions about WRYNESS
- Is WRYNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WRYNESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WRYNESS worth?
- WRYNESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WRYNESS mean?
- The quality of showing dry, mildly mocking humour, or of being twisted or distorted.
- What letters can be added to WRYNESS?
- No single letter can be added to WRYNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WRYNESS:
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