scurry
scur·ry/ˈskʌ.ɹi/verb, noun
scurry is spelled S-C-U-R-R-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables (scur·ry). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, scurry means “To run with quick light steps, to scamper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scurry?
| Letters | 6: S-C-U-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: scur·ry |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is scurry?
Scurry appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce scurry?
- UK /ˈskʌ.ɹi/
- /ˈskʌ.ɹi/
- /ˈskɜɹ.i/
Scurry has 2 syllables, split scur·ry in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-scurry.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with scurry?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scurry from its last stressed vowel (/ʌɹi/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of scurry
- scurries present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- scurrying participle, present
- scurried participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scurry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
noun
- 1
A dash.
- 2
Bustle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scurry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to run away with quick light steps:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does scurry come from?
Perhaps from hurry-skurry, a reduplication of hurry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).