Definition of wintry

"wintry" in the adjective sense

1. wintry, wintery

characteristic of or occurring in winter

"suffered severe wintry weather"

"brown wintry grasses"

2. frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry

devoid of warmth and cordiality expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

"a frigid greeting"

"got a frosty reception"

"a frozen look on their faces"

"a glacial handshake"

"icy stare"

"wintry smile"

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Quotations for wintry

A gentle wind of western birth,
From some far summer sea,
Wakes daisies in the wintry earth. [ George MacDonald ]

I wonder if the sap is stirring yet.
If wintry birds are dreaming of a mate.
If frozen snowdrops feel as yet the sun,
And crocus fires are kindling one by one. [ Christina G. Rossetti ]

They speak of hope to the fainting heart,
With a voice of promise they come and part,
They sleep in dust through the wintry hours,
They break forth in glory - bring flowers,
bright flowers! [ Mrs. Hemans ]

For thee, O now a silent soul, my brother,
Take at my hands this garland and farewell,
Thin is the leaf, and chill the wintry smell,
And chill the solemn earth, a fatal mother. [ Swinburne ]

Courtship is a fine bowling-green turf, all galloping round and sweethearting, a sunshine holiday in summer time; but when once through matrimony's turnpike, the weather becomes wintry, and some husbands are seized with a cold, aguish fit, to which the faculty give the name of indifference. [ G. A. Stevens ]

wintry in Scrabble®

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

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters wintry:

WINTRY
(48)
WINTRY
(48)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word wintry

WINTRY
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(14)
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(14)
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(14)
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(14)
WINTRY
(13)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In wintry

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(48)
WINTRY
(48)
WIRY
(42)
WIRY
(42)
WINTRY
(40)
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(39)
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WRY
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wintry in Words With Friends™

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

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters wintry:

WINTRY
(72)
 

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(72)
WINTRY
(60)
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(60)
WINTRY
(54)
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(48)
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(48)
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(14)
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(14)
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(13)
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(13)
WINTRY
(13)
WINTRY
(12)

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

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(72)
WINTRY
(60)
WINTRY
(60)
WINTRY
(54)
WIRY
(51)
WINTRY
(48)
WINTRY
(48)
WINTRY
(48)
WIRY
(45)
WRIT
(45)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(40)
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(39)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(32)
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(30)
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(28)
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(28)
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(26)
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Words within the letters of wintry

2 letter words in wintry (2 words)

3 letter words in wintry (7 words)

4 letter words in wintry (4 words)

6 letter words in wintry (1 word)

wintry + 1 blank (1 word)

wintry + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence wintry

Words that start with wintry (1 word)

Words with wintry in them (1 word)

Words that end with wintry (2 words)

Word Growth involving wintry

Shorter words in wintry

try

in win

Longer words containing wintry

midwintry