worth vs price

worth and price both are nouns.

worth is an adjective but price is not an adjective.

worth is not a verb while price is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
worth	Yes	Yes	No	No
price	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, price is a hyponym of worth; that is, price is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than worth:

worth: the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
price: the high value or worth of something

Other hyponyms of worth include value, merit, virtue, demerit, fault, praisworthiness, worthwhileness.

worth (noun)	price (noun)
the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful	the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value	the high value or worth of something
	value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
	a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal
	the amount of money needed to purchase something
	cost of bribing someone

worth (adjective)	price (adjective)
having a specified value
(often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way

worth (verb)	price (verb)
	ascertain or learn the price of
	determine the price of

Difference between worth and price

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