With TRY
6 words · highest scoring is pantry at 11 points
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About 6 Letter Words With TRY
There are 6 six letter words containing TRY in our dictionary. The highest scoring is pantry at 11 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 6 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — GENTRY, PASTRY, SENTRY among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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6 Letter Words With TRY at a Glance
Highest Scoring 6 Letter Words With TRY
- pantry11
- pastry11
- poetry11
- gentry10
- trying10
- sentry9
Common 6 Letter Words With TRY
- gentry10
- pantry11
- pastry11
- poetry11
- sentry9
- trying10
6 Letter Words With TRY Defined
- gentryNoun · 10 points
- people of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth
- pantryNoun · 11 points
- a small room or cupboard in which food, crockery, and cutlery are kept
- pastryNoun · 11 points
- a dough of flour, fat, and water, used as a base and covering in baked dishes such as pies
- poetryNoun · 11 points
- literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature
- sentryNoun · 9 points
- a soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place
- tryingAdjective · 10 points
- difficult or annoying; hard to endure
6 Letter Words With TRY: Questions
How many six letter words containing TRY are there?
There are 6 six letter words containing TRY in our dictionary, and 6 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among six letter words containing TRY?
PANTRY is the highest scoring option at 11 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common six letter words containing TRY?
GENTRY, PASTRY, SENTRY are among the most familiar six letter words containing TRY. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these six letter words containing TRY valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.