Yes. DRY is a valid word.
DRY is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
DRY 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 DRY
DRY means free of water, and as a noun it can mean a person who supports a ban on alcohol, which is why DRYS is valid as well as DRIES. DRY has no A, E, I, O or U and uses a D, an R and a Y. It is a reliable three-letter play when your rack is short on vowels, and the Y is worth 4 points on a bonus square.
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DRY scores 7 points
Before any bonus squares: D 2 + R 1 + Y 4 = 7. On a double-word square that's 14, on a triple-word 21, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: DRY as the first play
Later in the game, put the Y on a 3L square and DRY is worth 15 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After DRY (1):
- DRYSform of DRY: a prohibitionist; having no moisture; to make dry
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from DRY
Other forms of DRY (8):
Change one tile
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters D, R and Y.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
DRY + E
- DYERsomeone whose job is to dye cloth
DRY + I
DRY + N
- RYNDan iron support
DRY + O
- DORYa small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
DRY + S
- DRYSform of DRY: a prohibitionist; having no moisture; to make dry
Memory tip
DRY is everyday, with no A, E, I, O or U. DRYS is valid as a noun plural.
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