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Is chary a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word chary is a Scrabble US word. The word chary is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

C3H4A1R1Y4

Is chary a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word chary is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

C3H4A1R1Y4

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Yes. The word chary is a Words With Friends word. The word chary is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

CHARY,

4-letter words (7 found)

ACHY,ARCH,CHAR,CHAY,CRAY,RACH,RACY,

3-letter words (14 found)

ACH,ARC,ARY,CAR,CAY,CHA,CRY,HAY,RAH,RAY,RHY,RYA,YAH,YAR,

2-letter words (6 found)

AH,AR,AY,CH,HA,YA,

You can make 28 words from chary according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of chary

chary hcary cahry achry hacry ahcry chray hcray crhay rchay hrcay rhcay carhy acrhy crahy rcahy archy rachy harcy ahrcy hracy rhacy arhcy rahcy chayr hcayr cahyr achyr hacyr ahcyr chyar hcyar cyhar ychar hycar yhcar cayhr acyhr cyahr ycahr aychr yachr haycr ahycr hyacr yhacr ayhcr yahcr chrya hcrya crhya rchya hrcya rhcya chyra hcyra cyhra ychra hycra yhcra cryha rcyha cyrha ycrha rycha yrcha hryca rhyca hyrca yhrca ryhca yrhca caryh acryh crayh rcayh arcyh racyh cayrh acyrh cyarh ycarh aycrh yacrh cryah rcyah cyrah ycrah rycah yrcah arych raych ayrch yarch ryach yrach haryc ahryc hrayc rhayc arhyc rahyc hayrc ahyrc hyarc yharc ayhrc yahrc hryac rhyac hyrac yhrac ryhac yrhac aryhc rayhc ayrhc yarhc ryahc yrahc

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Definitions and meaning of chary

chary

Etymology

From Middle English chari, charre, charri, chary, Early Middle English cearig, chariȝ (“concerned with, diligent; sad, sorrowful; of a person: cherished, loved”), from Old English ċeariġ (“careful; pensive; chary, wary; anxious, sad, sorrowful; dire, grievous”), from Proto-West Germanic *karag (“anxious; sad”), from Proto-Germanic *karō + *-gaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“exclamation; voice”) + *-kos (suffix forming adjectives with the meaning ‘pertaining to; typical of’)); analysable as care +‎ -y.

The English word is cognate with Danish karrig (“miserly, stingy”), Dutch karig (“austere, scant, sparing”), Norwegian karrig (“barren; meagre; poor”), Old High German charag, karag (“sparing”) (modern German karg (“barren; meagre, poor”)), Old Saxon carag, karag, Swedish karg (“austere; barren; hungry; needy, poor”). See further at care.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛəɹi/
  • (General American, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛəɹi/
  • (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹi
  • Homophone: cherry (in accents with the Mary-marry-merry merger)
  • Hyphenation: cha‧ry

Adjective

chary (comparative charier, superlative chariest)

  1. Careful, cautious, shy, wary.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cautious
    Antonyms: unchary; see also Thesaurus:careless
  2. Excessively particular or fussy about details; fastidious.
    Antonym: unchary
  3. Not disposed to give freely; not lavish; frugal, sparing.
    Antonym: unchary
  4. (obsolete) Cared for, regarded as precious; cherished.
    Antonym: unchary

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Adverb

chary (comparative more chary, superlative most chary)

  1. Synonym of charily: carefully, cautiously, warily.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cautiously
    Antonyms: carelessly, incautiously, uncarefully, uncautiously, unwarily

References

Anagrams

  • -archy, Archy, archy

Source: wiktionary.org