dry: Information About The Word 'dry'

dry is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'dry' is made up of 3 letters.

Meanings:
  • (a) free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
  • (a) opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"
  • (a) not producing milk; "a dry cow"
  • (a) (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"
  • (a) without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
  • (n) a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
  • (s) 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"
  • (s) not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
  • (s) lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown
  • (s) used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight"
  • (s) unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
  • (s) having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
  • (s) (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat"
  • (s) suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry"
  • (s) having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
  • (s) lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
  • (s) practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
  • (v) remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
  • (v) become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"
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Using the word 'dry' in Scrabble will fetch you 7 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 6 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Points in Scrabble for dry7
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Number of Letters in dry3
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