sorry
Sorry is also used as adjective, with meanings including feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
7
Starts
SO
Ends
RRY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SORRY” Mean?
/ˈsɔɹi/
sorry has 4 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
4 sensesbad; unfortunate
“my finances were in a deplorable state”
“a lamentable decision”
“her clothes were in sad shape”
“a sorry state of affairs”
without merit; of little or no value or use
“a sorry horse”
“a sorry excuse”
“a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick”
“the car was a no-good piece of junk”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
Length
5 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
Y
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
S, O, R, R, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
Strategy notes for using sorry in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆SORRY has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆SORRY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SORRY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SORRY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCCD
CV Pattern
CVCCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
SO, OR, RR, RY
Trigrams
SOR, ORR, RRY
Crossword Intelligence
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