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hurry

/ˈhʌ.ɹi/
nounverb

HURRY is a common five-letter word worth 11 Scrabble points, meaning a rushed action or a sense of urgency.

NWL Collins ENABLE Wordle answer list

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A rushed action.

    “Why are you in such a big hurry?”

  2. An urgency.

    “There is no hurry on that paperwork.”

  3. An incidence of a defensive pressure that forces the quarterback to throw the ball earlier than intended or rush their decision, often leading to an incomplete pass or failed play.

  4. A tremolando passage for violins, etc., accompanying an exciting situation.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To do things quickly.

    “He's hurrying because he's late.”

  2. Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something.

    “If you don't hurry (up) you won't finish on time.”

  3. To cause to be done quickly.

  4. To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English horien (“to rush, impel”), probably a variation of hurren (“to vibrate rapidly, buzz”), from Proto-Germanic *hurzaną (“to rush”) (compare Middle High German hurren (“to hasten”), Norwegian hurre (“to whirl around”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”) (compare Latin currō (“to run”), Tocharian A kursär/Tocharian B kwarsär (“league; course”)).

HURRY is familiar in everyday speech, but its H and Y push the Scrabble total to 11. The word also has specialized football and music meanings, so context can change what it describes. For word games, its Wordle status, absent anagrams, and repeating R-R-Y ending are the details worth knowing.

HURRY at a glance

  • Scrabble value: 11 points from H(4), U(1), R(1), R(1), and Y(4).
  • Core meaning: a rushed action or a feeling of urgency.
  • Wordle status: HURRY is both an answer and an allowed guess.
  • Anagrams: none are recorded for these five letters.

What does HURRY mean?

As a noun, HURRY means a rushed action or urgency; as a verb, it means to move or act quickly. The shared idea is speed under pressure, not a special kind of movement. That everyday sense makes the word easy to recognize, even with its double R.

In football, a hurry is defensive pressure that makes a quarterback throw sooner than planned or rush a decision. In music, a “hurry” can describe a tremolando passage for violins and similar instruments that accompanies an exciting scene. Those are specialized senses; ordinary speech usually means haste.

How does HURRY work in word games?

HURRY’s Scrabble total comes from H(4), U(1), R(1), R(1), and Y(4): 11 points before board premiums. H and Y contribute eight points together, while the two Rs add only two. The end tiles drive the score, so remember that both Rs are worth one point each.

One-letter neighbours offer a different comparison. HARRY, CURRY, and FURRY keep the final R-R-Y sequence while changing the first letter; HURRY has 11 neighbours overall. The rhyme set contains 12 words, including SORRY, WORRY, CARRY, and BERRY.

No anagrams are recorded for HURRY, despite those rhyme and neighbour families. HURRY appears in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, but accepted words can differ between games, so check your game's word list if it uses another lexicon.

Rhymes with hurry

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • HARRY11
  • CURRY10
  • FURRY11
  • BURRY10
  • MURRY10
  • HURLY11
  • HERRY11
  • HURRA8
  • GURRY9
  • DURRY9
  • LURRY8

Questions people ask

Is HURRY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HURRY is accepted in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. Its letter tiles total 11 points before any board premiums: H and Y are worth four each, while U and both Rs are worth one each. Check your game's word list if it uses a different lexicon.
Was HURRY a Wordle answer?
Yes. HURRY is marked as both a Wordle answer and an allowed guess. That means it belongs to both lists; it does not reveal whether it is the answer for a particular game. Its repeated R also means one guess tests a duplicate-letter pattern.
Does HURRY have any anagrams?
No anagrams are recorded for HURRY. Its five letters contain two Rs and only one each of H, U, and Y, which limits rearrangements. The word does have 11 one-letter neighbours, including HARRY, CURRY, and FURRY, but those are different words, not anagrams.

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