What does RYE mean?

RYE is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

Pronunciation
/raɪ/
Letters
3
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
5
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. the seed of the cereal grass
  2. hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
  3. whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

ryes7

Anagrams of RYE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside RYE

3 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is RYE a Scrabble word?

RYE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is RYE worth?

RYE is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 5 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from RYE?

3 other words, including RE, YE and ER.