annoy: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with A · ends with Y
Meaning of annoy
verb
- transitive
To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
Example: Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off.
- archaic, transitive
To molest; to harm; to injure.
Example: to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade
Listed forms: annoys, annoying, annoyed.
Source: Wiktionary — annoy.
noun
- archaic, literary
A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
- archaic, literary
That which causes such a feeling.
Listed forms: annoys.
Source: Wiktionary — annoy.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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verb
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is annoy in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of annoy
A(1) + N(1) + N(1) + O(1) + Y(4) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of annoy
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from annoy
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