Definition of cried

"cried" in the verb sense

1. shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall

utter a sudden loud cry

"she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"

"I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

2. cry, weep

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

"She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"

"The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"

3. exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout

utter aloud often with surprise, horror, or joy

"`I won!' he exclaimed"

"`Help!' she cried"

"`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

4. cry, blazon out

proclaim or announce in public

"before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"

"He cried his merchandise in the market square"

5. cry

demand immediate action

"This situation is crying for attention"

6. cry

utter a characteristic sound

"The cat was crying"

7. cry

bring into a particular state by crying

"The little boy cried himself to sleep"

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Quotations for cried

I fled, and cried out Death!
Hell trembled at the hideous name, and sigh'd
From all her caves, and back resounded Death. [ Milton ]

When the fox could not reach the grapes, he cried they are sour. [ Proverb ]

Coleridge cried, O God, how glorious it is to live! Renan asks, O God, when will it be worth while to live? In Nature we echo the poet; in the world we echo the thinker. [ Ouida ]

If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition. But in this respect every author is a Spartan, being more ashamed of the discovery than of the depredation. [ Colton ]

How oft my guardian angel gently cried, Soul, from thy casement look, and thou shalt see How he persists to knock and wait for thee! And, O! how often to that voice of sorrow, Tomorrow we will open, I replied. And when the morrow came I answered still, Tomorrow. [ Tome Burguillos ]

cried in Scrabble®

The word cried is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters cried:

CIDER
(33)
CRIED
(33)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word cried

CRIED
(33)
CRIED
(30)
CRIED
(28)
CRIED
(27)
CRIED
(27)
CRIED
(24)
CRIED
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CRIED
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CRIED
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CRIED
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CRIED
(9)
CRIED
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CRIED
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CRIED
(8)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In cried

CIDER
(33)
CRIED
(33)
DICER
(30)
RICED
(30)
CRIED
(30)
CEDI
(30)
CIDER
(28)
CRIED
(28)
CRIED
(27)
DICER
(27)
ICED
(27)
DICER
(27)
RICED
(27)
CIDER
(27)
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(27)
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(27)
RICED
(27)
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(27)
CRIED
(27)
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(27)
DICE
(27)
CIDER
(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
CEDI
(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
DICE
(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
DIRE
(21)
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(21)
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(21)
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(21)
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(21)
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(21)
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(21)
RICE
(21)
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(21)
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(21)
ICER
(21)
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(21)
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(21)
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(21)
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(21)
ICER
(21)
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(21)
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(21)
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(20)
CEDI
(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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ICED
(16)
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(16)
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cried in Words With Friends™

The word cried is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters cried:

CIDER
(51)
CRIED
(51)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word cried

CRIED
(51)
CRIED
(39)
CRIED
(36)
CRIED
(34)
CRIED
(33)
CRIED
(33)
CRIED
(27)
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CRIED
(27)
CRIED
(26)
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(26)
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(22)
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(21)
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(20)
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(18)
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(18)
CRIED
(17)
CRIED
(15)
CRIED
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CRIED
(14)
CRIED
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CRIED
(12)
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CRIED
(11)
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CRIED
(11)
CRIED
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CRIED
(11)
CRIED
(10)
CRIED
(10)
CRIED
(10)
CRIED
(9)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In cried

CIDER
(51)
CRIED
(51)
CEDI
(48)
DICER
(39)
RICED
(39)
CRIED
(39)
DICE
(36)
DICER
(36)
CRIED
(36)
RICED
(36)
CIDER
(36)
ICED
(36)
CRIED
(34)
CIDER
(34)
DICER
(33)
DICER
(33)
CIDER
(33)
RICED
(33)
RICED
(33)
CIDER
(33)
CRIED
(33)
CIDER
(33)
RICED
(33)
DICER
(33)
CRIED
(33)
DICE
(30)
CEDI
(30)
ICED
(30)
DICER
(27)
CRIED
(27)
CRIED
(27)
RICE
(27)
CRIED
(27)
ICER
(27)
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(27)
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(27)
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DIRE
(27)
CIDER
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(27)
ICER
(27)
CRIED
(26)
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CRIED
(26)
CIDER
(26)
DICER
(26)
ICED
(24)
CEDI
(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(22)
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(21)
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(20)
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Words containing the sequence cried

Words that start with cried (1 word)

Words with cried in them (1 word)

Words that end with cried (5 words)

Word Growth involving cried

Shorter words in cried

(No shorter words found)

Longer words containing cried

decried

outcried

scried descried