worry
Worry can refer to a strong feeling of anxiety or something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness. As a verb, worry can mean to be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy, be concerned with, or disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
Length
5
Scrabble
11
WWF
10
Starts
WO
Ends
RRY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “WORRY” Mean?
/ˈwʌɹi/
worry has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesa strong feeling of anxiety
“his worry over the prospect of being fired”
“it is not work but worry that kills”
“he wanted to die and end his troubles”
Synonyms
Verb
6 sensesbe worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
“I worry about my job”
“They worry that there was a traffic accident”
disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
“I cannot sleep — my daughter's health is worrying me”
“The bad news will worry him”
Synonyms
lacerate by biting
“the dog worried his bone”
touch or rub constantly
“The old man worried his beads”
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
Length
5 letters
Starts With
W
Ends With
Y
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
W, O, R, R, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆WORRY has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆WORRY 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
★★★★☆WORRY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆WORRY 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
W
Letter Pattern
ABCCD
CV Pattern
CVCCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
WO, OR, RR, RY
Trigrams
WOR, ORR, RRY
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