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What does awry mean? Is awry a Scrabble word?

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Is awry a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word awry is a Scrabble US word. The word awry is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

A1W4R1Y4

Is awry a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word awry is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

A1W4R1Y4

Is awry a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word awry is a Words With Friends word. The word awry is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1W4R1Y3

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4-letter words (2 found)

AWRY,WARY,

3-letter words (9 found)

ARY,RAW,RAY,RYA,WAR,WAY,WRY,YAR,YAW,

2-letter words (4 found)

AR,AW,AY,YA,

You can make 15 words from awry according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of awry

awry wary arwy rawy wray rway awyr wayr aywr yawr wyar ywar aryw rayw ayrw yarw ryaw yraw wrya rwya wyra ywra rywa yrwa

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word awry. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in awry.

Definitions and meaning of awry

awry

Etymology

From Middle English awry, awrie, equivalent to a- +‎ wry.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /əˈɹaɪ/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /əˈɹɑɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ
  • (nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ɹi/

Adverb

awry (comparative more awry, superlative most awry)

  1. Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
  2. Perversely, improperly.

Translations

Adjective

awry (comparative more awry, superlative most awry)

  1. Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.
    Synonym: (mostly UK) wonky
  2. (figurative) Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course

Usage notes

  • As an adjective, awry is almost always used as a predicate.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:awry.

Derived terms

  • go awry

Translations

Anagrams

  • Wray, wary, wray

Source: wiktionary.org