worthy
worthy is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as noun, transitive verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.
- noun. Having suitable, adapted, or equivalent qualities or value; -- usually with of before the thing compared or the object; more rarely, with a following infinitive instead of of, or with that; as, worthy of, equal in excellence, value, or dignity to; entitled to; meriting; -- usually in a good sense, but sometimes in a bad one.
- noun. Of high station; of high social position.
- noun. A man of eminent worth or value; one distinguished for useful and estimable qualities; a person of conspicuous desert; -- much used in the plural; as, the worthies of the church; political worthies; military worthies.
- transitive verb. To render worthy; to exalt into a hero.
- noun. an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)
"he told his story to some conservative worthies"
"local worthies rarely challenged the chief constable"
- adjective. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
"the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
- adjective. having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way
"behavior worthy of reprobation"
"a fact worthy of attention"
- adjective. having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
"a worthy fellow"
"a worthy cause"
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Other playable words that use exactly the letters in worthy:
Common word forms
worthier, worthies, worthily, worthiest
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