scry
Meanings
Plural: scries
Verb
- divine by gazing into crystals
- To magically or supernaturally look into or (as an entertainer) predict (the future), using crystal balls or other objects.
- To use magical means to see or look into (something that is happening outside one's sight, e.g. inside a building or far away, or in the distant past, or future, etc).
- To descry; to see.
- To proclaim.
Noun
- A cry or shout.
- A flock of wildfowl.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English scrien, scryen, a shortened form of Middle English ascrien, from Old French escrier (“to cry out”). Influenced by Middle English descrien (“to descry”).
Scrabble Score: 9
scry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordscry is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
scry is a valid Words With Friends word