3 Letters
3 Consonants
0 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use cry as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Cry
A 1 syllables noun and 3 letters with the letters c, r, and y, 3 consonants, 0 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter r. Cry starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters c, cr, and the ending characters are y, ry, ..
Definition
A fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Cry is set as a kindergarten word that starts with c, ends with y, 1 syllables, 0 vowels and 3 letters.
Scrabble
Is cry a scrabble word? A 8 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Cry in Pig Latin is said as "ycray or ycrway".
Unigram
c | r | y
Bigram
cr | ry
Trigram
cry
Word Gram
Noun Examples
a fit of weeping;
"had a good cry"
a loud utterance;
often in protest or opposition;
"the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate);
"a cry of rage";
"a yell of pain"
a slogan used to rally support for a cause;
"a cry to arms";
"our watchword will be `democracy'"
the characteristic utterance of an animal;
"animal cries filled the night"
Verb Examples
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain;
"She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death";
"The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
bring into a particular state by crying;
"The little boy cried himself to sleep"
utter aloud;
often with surprise, horror, or joy;
"`I won!' he exclaimed";
"`Help!' she cried";
"`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
utter a sudden loud cry;
"she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle";
"I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
proclaim or announce in public;
"before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news";
"He cried his merchandise in the market square"
utter a characteristic sound;
"The cat was crying"
demand immediate action;
"This situation is crying for attention"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Cry"

There are 440 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to cry.

SynonymDefinition
Accountthe quality of taking advantage
"she turned her writing skills to good account"
Adagea condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
Adjurationa solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
Advertisecall attention to
"Please don''t advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
Advertizecall attention to
"Please don''t advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
Alleluia
Animal Noise
Appeal(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court''s judgment or the granting of a new trial
"their appeal was denied in the superio
Appealingable to attract interest or draw favorable attention
"He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett
"an appealing sense of humor"
"the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing"
Applaudexpress approval of
"I applaud your efforts"

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from cry.

Anagram Definition
Crya fit of weeping
"had a good cry"

View English words with the unique letters used in cry. Words With The Letters Cry

Derives

Cry derives from 2 words.

Word Definition
Crya fit of weeping
"had a good cry"
Weepshed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
"She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"
"The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"

Hypernyms

Cry has 5 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Blowupa photographic print that has been enlarged
Ebullitionan unrestrained expression of emotion
Effusionflow under pressure
Gushan unrestrained expression of emotion
Outbursta sudden violent disturbance

Names With The Word "Cry"

44 names are spelled with cry.

NameMaleFemale
CrystalNoYes
CrystelNoNo
CrystleYesYes
CrystolNoYes
CrysNoYes

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The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word cry.

Is cry a scrabble word or can you use cry in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 6738 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 7588 games. This 3 letter 8 point scrabble word can be rearranged 6 ways. What other words can be made with the letters c, r, and y? There's 5 with 5 letters or less with the letters c, r, and y. Here is a list of 5 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Carry (5 letters) 10 +2 10 +2 acrry
Cry (3 letters) 8 8 cry
Crazy (5 letters) 19 +11 19 +11 crazy
Carya (5 letters) 10 +2 10 +2 carya
Racy (4 letters) 9 +1 9 +1 racy





     

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