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Pries

p 3r 1i 1e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of pry

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does pries mean?

noun

  1. a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

    Synonymscrowbarwrecking barpry bar

verb

  1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

    “The burglar jimmied the lock”

    Synonymspriseprizeleverjimmy

  2. be nosey

    “Don't pry into my personal matters!”

  3. search or inquire in a meddlesome way

    “This guy is always nosing around the office”

    Synonymsintrudehorn innosepoke

  4. make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry

    “They pried the information out of him”

    Synonymsprise

Definitions shown for pry, the base form of pries.

Is PRIES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is PRIES worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
p 3r 1i 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
p 4r 1i 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
p 4r 1i 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
p 3r 1i 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PRIES

Anagrams 8

eprisperispierspriseripesspeirspierspire

Hooks for PRIES

Add one letter to the front or back of PRIES to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

priest

Words that end like PRIES

Common words that share the ending -IES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

fliesfriestriesdiesliestiescriesdriesspiespliesshiesskiespiesviesbodiesburiescopiesladiesseriesvariesappliescarriesentriesimplies
All words ending in -IES

Pries: quick answers

Is PRIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PRIES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PRIES worth?
PRIES scores 7 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pries mean?
pries is the plural and third-person singular form of pry, which means “a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PRIES?
You can make 41 shorter words from PRIES, such as PERI, PIER, PIES, PIRS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PRIES?
PRIES rearranges into EPRIS, PERIS, PIERS, PRISE, RIPES, SPEIR, SPIER, SPIRE.