bury: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 9 letter points · starts with B · ends with Y
Meaning of bury
verb
- figuratively, slang, transitive
To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb. To kill or murder.
- figuratively, humorous, transitive
To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb. To outlive.
Example: Grandpa’s still in excellent health. He’ll bury us all!
- transitive
To place in the ground.
Example: bury a bone; bury the embers
- figuratively, often, transitive
To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
Example: She buried her face in the pillow, and I buried mine in my hands.
Listed forms: buries, burying, buried.
Source: Wiktionary — bury.
noun
- obsolete, transitive
A burrow.
Listed forms: buries.
Source: Wiktionary — bury.
noun
- transitive
A borough; a manor
Listed forms: buries.
Source: Wiktionary — bury.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for bury.
verb
place in a grave or tomb
verb
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
verb
embed deeply
verb
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bury in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bury
B(3) + U(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 9 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 bury
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from bury
5 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in bury. Showing up to 24, longest first.