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Is dryer a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dryer is a Scrabble US word. The word dryer is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is dryer a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dryer is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is dryer a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dryer is a Words With Friends word. The word dryer is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (3 found)

DERRY,DRYER,REDRY,

4-letter words (3 found)

DREY,DYER,YERD,

3-letter words (7 found)

DEY,DRY,DYE,ERR,RED,RYE,YER,

2-letter words (5 found)

DE,ED,ER,RE,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 19 words from dryer according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of dryer

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

Definitions and meaning of dryer

dryer

Alternative forms

  • drier

Usage notes

In both British and American English, the spelling drier is preferred for the comparative adjective and dryer for the noun.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɹaɪɚ/, [ˈd͡ʒɹaɪɚ]
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɹaɪə/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry +‎ -er (agent noun suffix).

Noun

dryer (plural dryers)

  1. One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.
    The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.
  2. A household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion.
  3. An electric hair dryer.
  4. Any other device or facility, household or industrial, designed to remove water or humidity.
  5. A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.
Synonyms
  • (household appliance for drying clothing): clothes dryer, tumble dryer
  • (hair dryer):
Hyponyms
  • (other drying device): dehumidifier
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

dry +‎ -er (comparative suffix)

Adjective

dryer

  1. (US) comparative form of dry: more dry

Anagrams

  • Derry, Ryder, derry, redry, ryder

Source: wiktionary.org