marry
MARRY means to enter marriage; the five-letter word scores 10 base points in Scrabble and is also a Wordle answer.
Verb 4 meanings
To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
“Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry.”
To enter into marriage with one another.
“Jack and Jenny married soon after they met.”
To take as husband or wife.
“In some cultures, it is acceptable for an uncle to marry his niece.”
To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.
“He was eager to marry his daughter to a nobleman.”
Etymology
From Middle English marien, from Anglo-Norman marïer, from Latin marītāre (“to wed”), from marītus (“husband, suitor”), from mās (“man, male”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *méryos (“young man”), same source as Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “suitor, young man”).
Similar and opposite words
MARRY is a common verb for entering into marriage, either as a couple or by marrying another person. It is accepted in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. The word has a distinctive letter mix: two Rs sit between M, A, and Y, and that Y supplies a large share of its Scrabble value. You can also use MARRY as a past-tense verb or an imperative.
What does MARRY mean?
MARRY means to enter the state of marriage or to take someone as a husband or wife. It can describe two people marrying each other, as in “They plan to marry,” or one person marrying another, as in “She will marry him.”
The verb also has a second sense: to arrange a marriage for someone. In ordinary writing, the subject makes the intended meaning clear. “They married” describes the couple; “the family married them” describes an arrangement. The everyday meaning is far more likely in a conversation or a word puzzle.
How many Scrabble points does MARRY score?
MARRY scores 10 points before board bonuses: M is worth 3, A is worth 1, each R is worth 1, and Y is worth 4. The two Rs contribute only 2 points together, while the M and Y account for 7 of the total.
That split makes the word’s value easy to misjudge. The repeated R looks prominent, but it is the M-Y combination doing most of the scoring work. A premium letter square under M or Y raises the total; a word multiplier applies to the full score. Check your game’s word list before playing, since accepted entries can vary by dictionary.
Is MARRY a Wordle answer?
Yes, MARRY is an official Wordle answer and an allowed guess. Its repeated R is the key trap: a guess can reveal that R belongs in the word without immediately showing that it appears twice. Track the letter count as well as the positions, especially after the first R turns green or yellow.
MARRY has no anagrams in the listed word set, but it has 11 one-letter neighbors. CARRY, HARRY, MERRY, and PARRY each differ by one letter; the remaining neighbors include TARRY, MARLY, and MURRY. The shared ending also gives it 12 listed rhymes, including CARRY, WORRY, CHERRY, and BERRY. Those patterns are useful for narrowing a clue, but rhyme alone does not make a word a valid guess.
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