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Wries

w 4r 1i 1e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

adjective · 5 letters · Rare · form of wry

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

What does wries mean?

adjective

  1. humorously sarcastic or mocking

    “dry humor”

    Synonymsdryironicironical

  2. bent to one side

    “a wry neck”

Definitions shown for wry, the base form of wries.

Is WRIES 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 WRIES worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
w 5r 1i 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in WRIES

Hooks for WRIES

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like WRIES

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.

All words ending in -IES

Wries: quick answers

Is WRIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WRIES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WRIES worth?
WRIES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does wries mean?
wries is related to wry, which means “humorously sarcastic or mocking”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WRIES?
You can make 26 shorter words from WRIES, such as REWS, WEIR, WIRE, WISE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of WRIES?
WRIES rearranges into SWEIR, SWIRE, WEIRS, WIRES, WISER.