WORRY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WORRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WORRY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WORRY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WORRY
No single letter turns WORRY into another word.
How WORRY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WORRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 156,849.
What does WORRY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To feel or show anxiety, unease or concern about something that has happened or might happen.
Worry describes the mental state of dwelling anxiously on a problem, whether real or only imagined, and it can affect sleep, concentration and mood when it continues for a long time. Parents commonly worry about their children's safety, while students worry about exams, showing how the word applies across countless everyday situations. Worry also has an older, more literal sense used with animals, meaning to bite or shake something repeatedly, as a dog might worry a bone. As a noun, a worry refers to the specific problem or thought causing this anxious feeling.
How WORRY is used
Extremely common in everyday speech to describe anxious thoughts about problems, both real and imagined.
- She began to worry when he did not call as promised.
- Try not to worry about things you cannot control.
- Parents often worry about their children walking home alone after dark.
- He admitted that money problems made him worry every night.
- The dog would worry at its toy until the stitching came apart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WORRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WORRY
8 longer words begin with WORRY.
Words ending in WORRY
1 words end in WORRY. Useful as a back hook: play WORRY onto a word already on the board.
Words with WORRY inside
1 words contain WORRY in the middle. Words that start with WORRY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WORRY
Common questions about WORRY
- Is WORRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WORRY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WORRY worth?
- WORRY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WORRY mean?
- To feel or show anxiety, unease or concern about something that has happened or might happen.
- What letters can be added to WORRY?
- No single letter can be added to WORRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WORRY:
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