Scrabble and Words with Friends

• DRY is a valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• DRY is a valid Words with Friends word worth 6 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• DRY is a 3 letter word containing the letters d, r, y.

Definitions

• dry

  noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

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• dry

  verb remove the moisture from and make dry
  dry clothes
  dry hair

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• dry

  verb become dry or drier
  The laundry dries in the sun

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• dry

  adjective 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

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• dry

  adjective lacking moisture or volatile components
  dry paint

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• dry

  adjective opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
  the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers
  a dry state

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• dry

  adjective not producing milk
  a dry cow

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• dry

  adjective (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
  a dry white burgundy
  a dry Bordeaux

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• dry

  adjective without a mucous or watery discharge
  a dry cough
  that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose

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• dry

  adjective satellite humorously sarcastic or mocking
  dry humor

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• dry

  adjective satellite not shedding tears
  dry sobs
  with dry eyes

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• dry

  adjective satellite lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
  a dry book
  a dry lecture filled with trivial details

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• dry

  adjective satellite used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
  dry weight

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• dry

  adjective satellite unproductive especially of the expected results
  a dry run
  a mind dry of new ideas

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• dry

  adjective satellite having no adornment or coloration
  dry facts
  rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner

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• dry

  adjective satellite (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
  dry toast
  dry meat

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• dry

  adjective satellite having a large proportion of strong liquor
  a very dry martini is almost straight gin

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• dry

  adjective satellite lacking warmth or emotional involvement
  a dry greeting
  a dry reading of the lines
  a dry critique

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• dry

  adjective satellite practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
  he's been dry for ten years

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• Lookup DRY using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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Words that sound like 'dry'

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