vary: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with V · ends with Y
Meaning of vary
verb
- transitive
To change with time or a similar parameter.
Example: He varies his magic tricks so as to minimize the possibility that any given audience member will see the same trick twice.
- transitive
To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify.
Example: You should vary your diet. Eating just bread will do you harm in the end.
- intransitive
Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
Example: His mood varies by the hour.
- intransitive
To display differences.
Example: The sprouting tendency of potatoes varies between cultivars, years and places of growing.
Listed forms: varies, varying, varied.
Source: Wiktionary — vary.
noun
- obsolete, uncountable
alteration; change.
Source: Wiktionary — vary.
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 vary.
verb
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
verb
be at variance with; be out of line with
verb
make something more diverse and varied
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is vary in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of vary
V(4) + A(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 10 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 vary
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 vary
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in vary. Showing up to 24, longest first.