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Is worrywart a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word worrywart is a Scrabble US word. The word worrywart is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

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Is worrywart a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word worrywart is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

W4O1R1R1Y4W4A1R1T1

Is worrywart a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word worrywart is a Words With Friends word. The word worrywart is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

W4O1R1R1Y3W4A1R1T1

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9-letter words (1 found)

WORRYWART,

6-letter words (4 found)

ARROWY,ROTARY,TARROW,YARROW,

5-letter words (8 found)

ARROW,OTARY,ROARY,RORTY,TARRY,WARTY,WORRY,YARTO,

4-letter words (27 found)

AROW,ARTY,AWRY,OARY,OATY,ORRA,RATO,ROAR,RORT,RORY,ROTA,ROWT,RYOT,TARO,TORA,TORR,TORY,TOWY,TRAY,TROW,TROY,TWAY,TYRO,WART,WARY,WORT,YARR,

3-letter words (33 found)

ART,ARY,OAR,OAT,ORA,ORT,OWT,RAT,RAW,RAY,ROT,ROW,RYA,TAO,TAR,TAW,TAY,TOR,TOW,TOY,TRY,TWA,TWO,WAR,WAT,WAW,WAY,WOT,WOW,WRY,YAR,YAW,YOW,

2-letter words (12 found)

AR,AT,AW,AY,OR,OW,OY,TA,TO,WO,YA,YO,

You can make 85 words from worrywart according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of worrywart

worrywart

Alternative forms

  • worry wart, worry-wart

Etymology

From worry +‎ wart, apparently chosen for alliteration. Presumably related to earlier worryguts. Attested 1956, but earlier examples are found in newspapers of the 1930s and 1940s.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwʌɹ.ɪˌwɔːt/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈwʌɹ.iˌwɔːt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈwʌɹ.iˌwoɹt/
    • (accents without the hurry–furry merger)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɚ.iˌwoɹt/
    • (accents with the hurry–furry merger)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t

Noun

worrywart (plural worrywarts)

  1. (originally US) A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters.
    Synonyms: bundle of nerves, worrier; see also Thesaurus:worrier

Translations

See also

  • pessimist
  • OCD
  • hypochondriac

References

  • Jonathon Green (2024) “worry wart n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Source: wiktionary.org