A big semicolon

Term: prying

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "prying": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. prying

prying

Definitions

Noun

  1. Offensive inquisitiveness

Verb

  1. To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :
  2. Be nosey
  3. Search or inquire in a meddlesome way
  4. Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "prying".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 prying 2 1

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "prying".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 playing 2 101
2 opening 3 83
3 passing 2 65
4 speaking 2 62
5 putting 2 54
6 applying 3 29
7 pulling 2 25
8 packing 2 17
9 pushing 2 17
10 appearing 3 16
11 pitching 2 16
12 appealing 3 14
13 picking 2 14
14 opposing 3 13
15 plowing 2 11
16 spinning 2 11
17 appalling 3 9
18 peering 2 9
19 pouring 2 9
20 spraying 2 8
21 pacing 2 7
22 pauling 2 7
23 pausing 2 6
24 peeling 2 6
25 piling 2 6
26 popping 2 6
27 spacing 2 6
28 piping 2 5
29 poking 2 5
30 spitting 2 5
31 patting 2 4
32 speeding 2 4
33 spelling 2 4
34 padding 2 3
35 polling 2 3
36 posing 2 3
37 praying 2 3
38 sparring 2 3
39 spilling 2 3
40 paving 2 2
41 peeping 2 2
42 petting 2 2
43 poling 2 2
44 pooling 2 2
45 puffing 2 2
46 purging 2 2
47 spotting 2 2
48 appeasing 3 1
49 paging 2 1
50 peeking 2 1
51 pegging 2 1
52 pershing 2 1
53 pinging 2 1
54 pinning 2 1
55 poring 2 1
56 preying 2 1
57 spanning 2 1
58 sparing 2 1
59 spewing 2 1
60 spoiling 2 1
61 spouting 2 1
62 appling 3 0
63 opining 3 0
64 pairing 2 0
65 panning 2 0
66 paring 2 0
67 pasing 2 0
68 patching 2 0
69 pawling 2 0
70 peaking 2 0
71 pearling 2 0
72 pecking 2 0
73 penning 2 0
74 perking 2 0
75 persing 2 0
76 piecing 2 0
77 pilling 2 0
78 pining 2 0
79 pitting 2 0
80 plying 2 0
81 poaching 2 0
82 pouting 2 0
83 powering 3 0
84 pudding 2 0
85 puming 2 0
86 spawning 2 0
87 spearing 2 0
88 sperling 2 0
89 spicing 2 0
90 spiering 3 0
91 spiffing 2 0
92 spiking 2 0
93 spoofing 2 0
94 spurling 2 0
95 spurning 2 0
96 spurting 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "prying".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 trying 2 163
2 spring 1 127
3 ring 1 47
4 drying 2 29
5 paying 2 26
6 crying 2 15
7 spraying 2 8
8 praying 2 3
9 spying 2 2
10 preying 2 1
11 poring 2 1
12 purifying 4 1
13 pring 1 0
14 partying 3 0
15 plying 2 0
16 paring 2 0
17 frying 2 0
18 ying 1 0
19 purveying 3 0
20 prig 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "prying" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "prying" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "prying" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 consists 2 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "prying".

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 5

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 96

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 1

Consonant Matches: 0

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

⭐ Random Word

📰 This Word in the News:

Virginia Tech parts ways with Brent Pry
Sep 14, 2025 FootballScoop.com
USF plans a more careful spring football game to avoid injuries and prying eyes
Apr 14, 2026 Green, Gold, and Bold
Virginia Tech football hires former head coach to be defensive coordinator
Dec 7, 2025 WDBJ7
Raiders now have dream DC hire if Klint Kubiak can pry him from Seahawks
Feb 10, 2026 Just Blog Baby
E. Jean Carroll on the Verge of Forcing $5M From Trump
Jul 9, 2026 Talking Points Memo
Prysmian (BIT:PRY) Valuation Check After Winning Major UK Subsea Cable Contract
Feb 3, 2026 Yahoo Finance
Darian DeVries can make a massive statement by prying this 7-footer from Dan Hurley
Apr 10, 2026 Hoosier State of Mind

Skim the Dictionary

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz