Is DRYS a valid word?

DRYS is a plural of DRY used as a noun, a person who favors banning alcohol, the opposite of a wet; DRIES is valid too, as a verb form. DRYS has no A, E, I, O or U, and it can be built by adding an S to DRY already on the board. It is a word that many players doubt, so it can win a challenge. This sense comes from Prohibition in the United States, when drys and wets argued over banning alcohol.

Before any bonus squares: D 2 + R 1 + Y 4 + S 1 = 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.

Later in the game, put the Y on a 3L square and DRYS is worth 16 before any word bonus.

Swap any one letter of DRYS and these are still words:

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters D, R, Y and S.

DRYS is a plural of DRY, a person who wants alcohol banned. Four tiles, no A, E, I, O or U.

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