Definitions For Try

noun

  • Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
  • An effort or attempt to do something
  • A play in which points are scored by touching the ground with the ball behind the opponent's goal line

verb

  • Put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
  • Melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
  • Take a sample of
  • Test the limits of
  • Give pain or trouble to
  • Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
  • Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  • Make an effort or attempt
  • Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
  • To make an effort to do something : to attempt to accomplish or complete something
  • To do or use (something) in order to see if it works or will be successful
  • To do or use (something) in order to find out if you like it

Is Tries a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
5
Words with Friends
5

The word Try is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Try in a Sentence

  • I don't know if I can do it, but I'll try.
  • Keep trying. You can do it.
  • You can do it if you try hard enough.
  • Was granted another try at the field goal

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