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Is PRY a valid word?

P3
R1
Y4

Yes. PRY is a valid word.

PRY is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.

PRY 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.

Meaning

To inquire impertinently into private matters.

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About PRY

PRY means to look into someone else's business, or to force something open with a lever; its forms include PRIED, PRIES and PRYING. It has no A, E, I, O or U, and its P, R and Y are worth 8 points together. Picture prying the lid off a paint can. It is a safe, familiar play when your rack is short on vowels.

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PRY scores 8 points

Before any bonus squares: P 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.

P3
R1
Y4

Example: PRY as the first play

PRY through the ★: P 3 + R 1 + Y 4 = 8, and the ★ doubles the first word: 16 points. New tiles are outlined.

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

Hooks: one tile makes a new word

In front of PRY (1):

  • SPRYsame as NIMBLE: same as AGILE

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

Longer words from PRY

Other forms of PRY (3):

  • PRIED
  • PRIES
  • PRYINGform of PRY: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

Words that start with PRY:

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

  • CRYto weep
  • DRYa prohibitionist; having no moisture; to make dry
  • FRYto cook over direct heat in hot fat or oil
  • TRYto attempt
  • WRYcontorted; to contort
  • PAYgive money, usually in exchange for goods or services
  • PLYto supply with or offer repeatedly
  • PROin favor of (an action or proposal etc.)

Same letters, other words

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

Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more

PRY + A

  • PRAYaddress a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship

PRY + E

  • PREYa person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
  • PYREwood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

PRY + O

  • PYRO
  • ROPYof or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong

PRY + S

  • SPRYsame as NIMBLE: same as AGILE

Memory tip

PRY means to snoop, or to lever something open. It has no A, E, I, O or U.

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