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Word entry · 5 letters

worth

Best crossword clue

"Value or merit"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /wɜːθ/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted hortwStarts with WEnds with H2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Value, usefulness, or the amount something merits.

Word origin

From Middle English worth, from Old English weorþ, from Proto-West Germanic *werþ, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“worthy, valuable”); from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.

Used in a sentence

  • How much / What is your house worth? - Now it's worth half what I paid for it. So it'd sure would be worthwhile to repair before putting it for sale.
  • Cleanliness is a virtue worth more than others.
  • A painting once thought to be worth thousands that is actually not worth much.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Value or merit5 letters
02Value or importance5 letters

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