wry

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

humorously sarcastic or mocking
- "with a wry Scottish wit"
bent to one side
- "a wry neck"

Adj

Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
Twisted, bent, crooked.
Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.

Verb

To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
To divert; to cause to turn away.
To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).
To cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.

Noun

Distortion.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wrien, from Old English wrīġian (“to go, turn, twist, bend, strive, struggle, press forward, endeavor, venture”), from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Compare awry, wriggle.

Synonyms

dry, ironic, ironical

Scrabble Score: 9

wry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wry is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

wry is a valid Words With Friends word