Definition of tarry

"tarry" in the verb sense

1. loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around

be about

"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"

"Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

2. tarry, linger

leave slowly and hesitantly

"tarry" in the adjective sense

1. pitchy, resinous, resiny, tarry

having the characteristics of pitch or tar

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Quotations for tarry

Tarry-long brings little home. [ Proverb ]

Time and tide tarry for no man. [ Proverb ]

Let your trouble tarry till its own day comes. [ Proverb ]

He that will have a cake of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding. [ William Shakespeare ]

Riches are like bad servants, whose shoes are made of running leather, and will never tarry long with one master. [ Brooks ]

The earth doth not cover our beloved, but heaven hath received him; let us tarry for awhile, and we shall be in his company. [ St. Basil ]

tarry in Scrabble®

The word tarry is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters tarry:

TARRY
(36)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word tarry

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In tarry

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tarry in Words With Friends™

The word tarry is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters tarry:

TARRY
(39)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word tarry

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In tarry

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Words within the letters of tarry

2 letter words in tarry (5 words)

3 letter words in tarry (6 words)

4 letter words in tarry (2 words)

5 letter words in tarry (1 word)

tarry + 1 blank (5 words)

Words containing the sequence tarry

Words that start with tarry (2 words)

Words with tarry in them (4 words)

Words that end with tarry (2 words)

Word Growth involving tarry

Shorter words in tarry

ar tar

ta tar

Longer words containing tarry

starry starryeye starryeyed

starry starryeye starryeyes

tarrying