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Words ending in ARY

There are 421 words ending in ARY in the standard word-game list. The most common are military, necessary, secretary, scary, ordinary, library.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
militaryof or relating to the study of the principles of warfare13
necessaryabsolutely essential14
secretarya person who is head of an administrative department of government14
scaryprovoking fear or terror10
ordinarynot exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree12
librarya room where books are kept12
extraordinarybeyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; special24
anniversarythe date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)17
salarysomething that remunerates9
temporarynot permanent; not lasting16
contraryvery opposed in nature or character or purpose13
diarya daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations9
primaryof first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary14
revolutionarymarkedly new or introducing radical change19
unnecessarynot necessary16
documentaryrelating to or consisting of or derived from documents19
legendaryso celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend14
sanctuarya consecrated place where sacred objects are kept14
elementaryeasy and not involved or complicated15
solitarycharacterized by or preferring solitude11
imaginarynot based on fact; existing only in the imagination15
preliminarydenoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important18
secondarybeing of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate15
rosemarywidely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery13
wearyphysically and mentally fatigued11
burglaryentering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property14
dictionarya reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them16
literaryof or relating to or characteristic of literature11
infirmarya health facility where patients receive treatment17
contemporarycharacteristic of the present21
boundarythe line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something14
canaryhaving the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow11
missionaryrelating to or connected to a religious mission15
voluntaryof your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled15
mercenarymarked by materialism16
disciplinaryrelating to discipline in behavior20
vocabularya listing of the words used in some enterprise20
penitentiaryused for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers17
evolutionaryof or relating to or produced by evolution18
notarysomeone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions9
culinaryof or relating to or used in cooking13
customaryin accordance with convention or custom16
auxiliaryfunctioning in a supporting capacity19
planetaryof or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets14
mortuaryof or relating to or characteristic of death13
commentarya written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material19
warymarked by keen caution and watchful prudence10
summaryperformed speedily and without formality14
drearylacking in liveliness or charm or surprise10
itineraryan established line of travel or access12
complimentaryconveying or resembling a compliment24
hereditaryoccurring among members of a family usually by heredity17
honorarygiven as an honor without the normal duties14
exemplaryworthy of imitation23
adversarysomeone who offers opposition16
visionarynot practical or realizable; speculative15
pulmonaryrelating to or affecting the lungs16
claryaromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental10
seminarya private place of education for the young13
varybecome different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or…10

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