cherry: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 14 letter points · starts with C · ends with Y
Meaning of cherry
noun
A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
Prunus subg. Cerasus, trees or shrubs that bear cherries.
The wood of a cherry tree.
Cherry red.
Listed forms: cherries.
Source: Wiktionary — cherry.
adj
Containing or having the taste of cherries.
Of a bright red color; cherry red.
- informal, often
In excellent condition; mint condition.
Listed forms: cherrier, cherriest.
Source: Wiktionary — cherry.
verb
- dated, obsolete, transitive
To redden; to infuse a cherrylike color to something.
- dated, obsolete, transitive
To cheer, to delight.
Listed forms: cherries, cherrying, cherried.
Source: Wiktionary — cherry.
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 cherry.
adjective
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
noun
any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
- cherry tree
noun
a red the color of ripe cherries
- cerise
- cherry red
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of cherry
C(3) + H(4) + E(1) + R(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 14 points.
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Anagrams of cherry
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from cherry
17 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in cherry. Showing up to 24, longest first.