What CRIES Means
CRIES is a form of CRY, which means:
- verb: utter a sudden loud cry“she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle”
- verb: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain“She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death”
- noun: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition“the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience”
- noun: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)“a cry of rage”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
CRIES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 R1 I1 E1 S1.
Anagrams of CRIES (6)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In CRIES
31 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (13)
3 letter words (13)
2 letter words (5)
Longer Words Containing CRIES
CRIES appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.