What PARRY Means
- noun: (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
- noun: a return punch (especially by a boxer)
- verb: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)“block an attack”
- verb: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)“He dodged the issue”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
PARRY is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 A1 R1 R1 Y4.
Words Made From The Letters In PARRY
17 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 (3)
3 letter words (10)
2 letter words (4)
Longer Words Containing PARRY
PARRY appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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