WORRIED

WORRIED is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is WORRIED a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.

WORRIED (adjective): mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences". Additional senses: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children".

In standard Scrabble scoring, WORRIED totals 11 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. WORRIED relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.

WORRIED is 7 letters long, begins with W, ends with D, and sorts to the alphagram DEIORRW. There are 2 anagrams in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 3 vowels, 4 consonants.

Among 19 tracked 7-letter entries, WORRIED ranks by raw score (11 points). Anagram alternatives include ROWDIER, WORDIER — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include PIZZAZZ, ZYZZYVA, JAZZBOW, JAZZILY; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.

Strategically, WORRIED carries 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Its consonant-heavy shape pairs well with open vowel dumps on the board. Hooks on W or D are common study angles; browse words starting with W and words ending with D to rehearse parallel sets.

WORRIED is a 7-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 7, starts with W, ends with D, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 7-letter entries like WORRIED frequently cross shorter words; knowing that WORRIED contains D, E, I, O, R, W helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as w?????d to narrow candidates before checking definitions.

Notable letter pairs inside WORRIED include ED, WO, IE — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: W, O, R, I, E, D. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.

Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble worried directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 11 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.

Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat WORRIED as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.

Example usage: Example: "WORRIED — mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"" (11 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.