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Is merry a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word merry is a Scrabble US word. The word merry is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is merry a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word merry is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

M3E1R1R1Y4

Is merry a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word merry is a Words With Friends word. The word merry is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

MERRY,

3-letter words (5 found)

ERM,ERR,REM,RYE,YER,

2-letter words (6 found)

EM,ER,ME,MY,RE,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 13 words from merry according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of merry

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Definitions and meaning of merry

merry

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɛɹi/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈmeɹi/
  • (General American) enPR: mĕrʹē, IPA(key): /ˈmɛɹi/, /ˈmeɪɹi/
  • (Mary–marry–merry distinction)
  • (Mary–marry–merry merger)
  • Homophone: Merry
  • Homophones: Mary, marry (both only in accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger)
  • Hyphenation: mer‧ry
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹi

Etymology 1

From Middle English mery, merie, mirie, myrie, murie, murȝe, from Old English meriġe, miriġe, myriġe, myreġe, myrġe (“pleasing, agreeable; pleasant, sweet, delightful; melodious”), from Proto-West Germanic *murgī, from Proto-Germanic *murguz (“short, slow”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short”). Cognate with Scots mery, mirry (“merry”), Middle Dutch mergelijc (“pleasant, agreeable, joyful”), Norwegian dialectal myrjel (“small object, figurine”), Latin brevis (“short, small, narrow, shallow”), Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”). Doublet of brief.

Alternative forms

  • merie, merrie, mery (obsolete)

Adjective

merry (comparative merrier, superlative merriest)

  1. Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.
  2. Festive and full of fun and laughter.
  3. Brisk
  4. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.
  5. (euphemistic) drunk; tipsy
Synonyms
  • (jolly): cheerful, content, ecstatic, exultant, gay, happy, jovial, joyful, pleased; see also Thesaurus:happy
  • (festive): convivial, gay, jovial
  • (brisk): energetic, lively, spirited; see also Thesaurus:active
  • (causing laughter): delightful, gladful
  • (drunk): lushy, muzzy, squiffy; see also Thesaurus:drunk
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of "jolly"): miserable, unhappy
Derived terms
Related terms
  • mirth
Translations

Etymology 2

French merise

Noun

merry (plural merries)

  1. An English wild cherry.

See also

Anagrams

  • Rymer

Source: wiktionary.org