wurly
wur·ly/ˈwɝli/adjective, noun
wurly is spelled W-U-R-L-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables (wur·ly). It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, wurly means “Of an object: derisorily small, tiny; of a person: puny, stunted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wurly?
| Letters | 5: W-U-R-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: wur·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 wurly?
Wurly appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 wurly?
- UK /ˈwɜːliː/
- US /ˈwɝli/
Wurly has 2 syllables, split wur·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wurly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with wurly
Sounds like: wurley (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with wurly?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as wurly from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹli/):
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 wurly
- wurlier comparative
- more wurly comparative
- wurliest superlative
- most wurly superlative
- wirly
- wurlie
- wurlies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wurly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
ScotlandOf an object: derisorily small, tiny; of a person: puny, stunted.
- 2
Scotlandgnarled, knotted; wizened, wrinkled.
noun
- 1
AustraliaAlternative spelling of wurley.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wurly come from?
Variant of wurley.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).