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worried

/ˈwʌɹid/adjective

Worried is also used as adjective, with meanings including afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 11

Length

7

Scrabble

11

WWF

11

Starts

WO

Ends

IED

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “WORRIED” Mean?

/ˈwʌɹid/

worried has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses
1

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

too upset to say anything

spent many disquieted moments

distressed about her son's leaving home

lapsed into disturbed sleep

2

mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

apprehensive about her job

not used to a city and worried about small things

felt apprehensive about the consequences

Synonyms

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

7

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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Definition

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

Length

7 letters

Starts With

W

Ends With

D

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Letters

W, O, R, R, I, E, D

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

w
o
r
r
i
e
d

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for worried.

WORRIED is a 7-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 11.
It starts with W and ends with D.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 43%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCCDEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using worried in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

WORRIED has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

WORRIED is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

WORRIED can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

WORRIED contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

W

Letter Pattern

ABCCDEF

CV Pattern

CVCCVVC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

WO, OR, RR, RI, IE, ED

Trigrams

WOR, ORR, RRI, RIE, IED

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for worried.

WORRIED is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with W and ends with D, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 7 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 11, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with W and ends with D, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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