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Wry

Wry is a 3 letter word, used as a adjective satellite, a kindergarten word with Middle English origins, and has the letters rwy (rwy). Starts with w, ends with y, three consonants, zero vowel and one syllable.

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3 Letters
3 Consonants
0 Vowels
1 Syllables
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"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Wry"

There are 65 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 wry.

SynonymDefinition
AgeeUnited States novelist (1909-1955)
Agee Jawed
Amissin 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"
Askewturned 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"
Awryaway from the correct or expected course
"something has gone awry in our plans"
"something went badly amiss in the preparations"
Awryp

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from wry.
Anagram Definition
Wryhumorously 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

Names With The Word "Wry"

6 names are spelled with wry.

NameMaleFemale
LowryNoNo
DrewryNoNo
WryanYesNo
LawrynNoYes
MatthewryanYesNo

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Similar Words

There are 2 words that are similar to "Wry".

Similar WordDefinition
Humorousfull of or characterized by humor;
"humorous stories";
"humorous cartoons";
"in a humorous vein"
Humourousfull of or characterized by humor;
"humorous stories";
"humorous cartoons";
"in a humorous vein"

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 wry.

Is wry a scrabble word or can you use wry 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 9 point scrabble word can be rearranged 6 ways. What other words can be made with the letters r, w, and y? There's 18 with 5 letters or less with the letters r, w, and y. Here is a list of 18 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
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

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