Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drey

/dɹeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: drey
IPA: /dɹeɪ/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A squirrel’s nest, built of twigs in a tree.

British usage

noun

A possum’s nest, built of twigs and leaves in a tree.

Australian usage

name

Etymology

Unknown.

Usage

British usage
Australian usage

Inflected Forms

dreys (plural) dray (alternative)

Phrases

drey poking

Homonyms

dray Dre

Rhymes With

they way may day say one-way away play today pay stay re

Questions

How do you pronounce drey?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɹeɪ/.
What does drey mean?: A squirrel’s nest, built of twigs in a tree.
Where does drey come from?: Unknown.

How to pronounce drey

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