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dainty

/ˈdeɪnti/adjective · noun

Dainty can refer to something considered choice to eat. Dainty is also used as adjective, with meanings including especially pleasing to the taste.

4 meanings6 lettersScrabble 10

Length

6

Scrabble

10

WWF

10

Starts

DA

Ends

NTY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DAINTY” Mean?

/ˈdeɪnti/

dainty has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun.

Adjective

3 senses
1

delicately beautiful

a dainty teacup

an exquisite cameo

Synonyms

2

especially pleasing to the taste

a dainty dish to set before a kind

3

excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

too nice about his food to take to camp cooking

so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow

Noun

1 sense
1

something considered choice to eat

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

6

Vowels

2

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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Definition

delicately beautiful

Length

6 letters

Starts With

D

Ends With

Y

Vowels

2

Consonants

4

Letters

D, A, I, N, T, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

d
a
i
n
t
y

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for dainty.

DAINTY is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 10.
It starts with D and ends with Y.
It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using dainty in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

DAINTY has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

DAINTY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

DAINTY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

DAINTY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

Y

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CVVCCC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

DA, AI, IN, NT, TY

Trigrams

DAI, AIN, INT, NTY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for dainty.

DAINTY is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with D and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVVCCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 10, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with D and ends with Y, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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