worthy: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 15 letter points · starts with W · ends with Y
Meaning of worthy
adj
Having worth, merit, or value.
Admirable or honourable.
Deserving, or having sufficient worth.
Suited; suitable; befitting.
Listed forms: worthier, worthiest.
Source: Wiktionary — worthy.
noun
A distinguished or eminent person.
a good, wise and virtuous person.
Example: Confucius and Mencius are revered as the sages and worthies of Confucianism.
Listed forms: worthies.
Source: Wiktionary — worthy.
verb
- transitive
To render or treat as worthy.
Listed forms: worthies, worthying, worthied.
Source: Wiktionary — worthy.
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Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for worthy.
adjective
worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is worthy in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of worthy
W(4) + O(1) + R(1) + T(1) + H(4) + Y(4) = 15 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 worthy
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 worthy
38 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in worthy. Showing up to 24, longest first.