worry: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 11 letter points · starts with W · ends with Y
Meaning of worry
verb
- intransitive
To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
- transitive
Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.
Example: Your tone of voice worries me.
- transitive
To harass; to irritate or distress.
Example: The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors.
- transitive
To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
Example: Your dog’s been worrying sheep again.
Listed forms: worries, worrying, worried.
Source: Wiktionary — worry.
noun
- countable, uncountable
A strong feeling of anxiety.
Example: I'm afflicted by worry throughout the night.
- countable, uncountable
An instance or cause of such a feeling.
Example: My main worry is that I'll miss the train.
- countable, uncountable
A person who causes worry.
Listed forms: worries.
Source: Wiktionary — worry.
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 worry.
noun
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
noun
a strong feeling of anxiety
verb
be concerned with
verb
disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is worry in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of worry
W(4) + O(1) + R(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 11 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 worry
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 worry
10 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in worry. Showing up to 24, longest first.