Yes. CRY is a valid word.
CRY is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
CRY is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About CRY
CRY means to shed tears or to call out loudly, and it is also a noun; its forms include CRIED, CRIES and CRYING. It has no A, E, I, O or U, and its C, R and Y are worth 8 points together. Many everyday words lean on Y as a vowel like this: CRY, DRY, FLY, FRY, PLY, PRY, SHY, SKY, SLY, SPY, STY, TRY and WRY are all handy when vowels run short.
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CRY scores 8 points
Before any bonus squares: C 3 + R 1 + Y 4 = 8. On a double-word square that's 16, on a triple-word 24, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: CRY as the first play
Later in the game, put the Y on a 3L square and CRY is worth 16 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of CRY (1):
- SCRYto foretell the future by using a crystal ball
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from CRY
Words that start with CRY:
- CRYER
- CRYPTa cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
- CRYERS
- CRYPTO
- CRYPTSform of CRYPT: a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
- CRYBABYa person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
- CRYOGENa liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant
- CRYONICof or relating to cryonics
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of CRY and these are still words:
- DRYa prohibitionist; having no moisture; to make dry
- FRYto cook over direct heat in hot fat or oil
- PRYto inquire impertinently into private matters
- TRYto attempt
- WRYcontorted; to contort
- CAYa coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- COYaffectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
- CRU
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
CRY is everyday, with no A, E, I, O or U. Its plural is CRIES.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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