With TRY
84 words, 10 of them common · highest scoring is quixotry at 27 points
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About 8 Letter Words With TRY
There are 84 eight letter words containing TRY in our dictionary. The highest scoring is quixotry at 27 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 10 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — ANCESTRY, GEOMETRY, MINISTRY 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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8 Letter Words With TRY at a Glance
Highest Scoring 8 Letter Words With TRY
- quixotry27
- coquetry22
- zoometry22
- executry20
- oximetry20
- zealotry20
- zoolatry20
- symmetry18
Common 8 Letter Words With TRY
- ancestry13
- artistry11
- forestry14
- geometry14
- infantry14
- ministry13
- registry12
- symmetry18
8 Letter Words With TRY Defined
- ancestryNoun · 13 points
- one's family or ethnic descent
- artistryNoun · 11 points
- creative skill or ability
- geometryNoun · 14 points
- the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogues
- infantryNoun · 14 points
- soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively
- ministryNoun · 13 points
- (in certain countries) a government department headed by a minister
- symmetryNoun · 18 points
- the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis
8 Letter Words With TRY: Questions
How many eight letter words containing TRY are there?
There are 84 eight letter words containing TRY in our dictionary, and 10 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among eight letter words containing TRY?
QUIXOTRY is the highest scoring option at 27 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common eight letter words containing TRY?
ANCESTRY, GEOMETRY, MINISTRY are among the most familiar eight letter words containing TRY. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these eight 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.