- Types Of Speech
- You can use wry as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Wry
- A 1 syllables adjective satellite and 3 letters with the letters r, w, and y, 3 consonants, 0 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter r. Wry starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters w, wr, and the ending characters are y, ry, ..
- Definition
- Humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Wry is set as a kindergarten word that starts with w, ends with y, 1 syllables, 0 vowels and 3 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is wry a scrabble word? A 9 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Wry in Pig Latin is said as "ywray or ywrway".
- Unigram
- w | r | y
- Bigram
- wr | ry
- Trigram
- wry
- Word Gram
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- humorously sarcastic or mocking;
"dry humor";
"an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely";
"an ironic novel";
"an ironical smile";
"with a wry Scottish wit" - disdainfully or ironically humorous;
scornful and mocking;
"his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner;
"a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman - bent to one side;
"a wry neck"
Synonym | Definition |
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Agee | United States novelist (1909-1955) |
Agee Jawed | |
Amiss | in an imperfect or faulty way "The lobe was imperfectly developed" "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen |
Askance | (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen "sidelong glances" |
Askant | (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen "sidelong glances" |
Askew | turned or twisted toward one side "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" |
Askewgee | |
Asquint | (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen "sidelong glances" |
Awry | away from the correct or expected course "something has gone awry in our plans" "something went badly amiss in the preparations" |
Awryp |
View all cognitive synonyms for Wry
Anagram | Definition |
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Wry | humorously sarcastic or mocking "dry humor" "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely" "an ironic novel" "an ironical smile" "with a wry Scottish wit" |
View English words with the unique letters used in wry. Words With The Letters Rwy
Name | Male | Female |
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Lowry | No | No |
Drewry | No | No |
Wryan | Yes | No |
Lawryn | No | Yes |
Matthewryan | Yes | No |
View All Names For Wry
Similar Word | Definition |
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Humorous | full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" |
Humourous | full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" |
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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Cowry (5 letters) | 13 +4 | 13 +5 | cowry | ||
Worry (5 letters) | 11 +2 | 10 +2 | orrwy | ||
Jewry (5 letters) | 18 +9 | 19 +11 | jewry | ||
Wyrd (4 letters) | 11 +2 | 10 +2 | wyrd | ||
Rowdy (5 letters) | 12 +3 | 11 +3 | wordy | ||
Lowry (5 letters) | 11 +2 | 11 +3 | lowry | ||
Wyler (5 letters) | 11 +2 | 11 +3 | wyler | ||
Dowry (5 letters) | 12 +3 | 11 +3 | wordy | ||
Weary (5 letters) | 11 +2 | 10 +2 | weary | ||
Wary (4 letters) | 10 +1 | 9 +1 | awry | ||
Wordy (5 letters) | 12 +3 | 11 +3 | wordy | ||
Wormy (5 letters) | 13 +4 | 13 +5 | wormy | ||
Wiry (4 letters) | 10 +1 | 9 +1 | wiry | ||
Wry (3 letters) | 9 | 8 | wry | ||
Wryly (5 letters) | 14 +5 | 13 +5 | wryly | ||
Awry (4 letters) | 10 +1 | 9 +1 | awry | ||
Frowy (5 letters) | 14 +5 | 13 +5 | frowy | ||
Mowry (5 letters) | 13 +4 | 13 +5 | wormy |
Wry Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With W
- Ends With Y
- Spelled With / Contains Letters