sorry: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with Y
Meaning of sorry
adj
Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
Example: I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident.
Grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
Example: I feel sorry for you, about your exam results.
Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.
Example: The storm left his garden in a sorry state.
Pathetic; contemptibly inadequate.
Example: Bob is a sorry excuse for a football player.
Listed forms: sorrier, sorriest.
Source: Wiktionary — sorry.
intj
Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.
Example: Sorry! I didn't see that you were on the phone.
Said as a request to excuse one's unintentional behaviors.
Example: Oops! Sorry!
Said as a request to pass somebody.
Example: Sorry! Coming through!
Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.
Example: Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out.
Source: Wiktionary — sorry.
noun
The act of saying sorry; an apology.
Listed forms: sorries, sorrys.
Source: Wiktionary — sorry.
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 sorry.
adjective
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
adjective
bad; unfortunate
adjective
without merit; of little or no value or use
- good-for-nothing
- good-for-naught
- meritless
- no-account
- no-count
- no-good
adjective
causing dejection
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sorry in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sorry
S(1) + O(1) + R(1) + R(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 sorry
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from sorry
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