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dirty

/ˈdɜːti/adjective · verb

Dirty commonly means to make soiled, filthy, or dirty. Dirty is also used as adjective, with meanings including soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime.

13 meanings5 lettersScrabble 9

Length

5

Scrabble

9

WWF

8

Starts

DI

Ends

RTY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DIRTY” Mean?

/ˈdɜːti/

dirty has 13 documented senses across adjective, verb.

Adjective

12 senses
1

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

dirty unswept sidewalks

a child in dirty overalls

dirty slums

piles of dirty dishes

2

(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency

dirty words

a dirty old man

dirty books and movies

boys telling dirty jokes

3

vile; despicable

a dirty (or lousy) trick

a filthy traitor

Synonyms

4

spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination

the air near the foundry was always dirty

a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout

5

contaminated with infecting organisms

dirty wounds

{'source': 'Jane Austen', 'text': 'obliged to go into infected rooms'}

Synonyms

6

(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination

a dirty (or dingy) white

the muddied grey of the sea

muddy colors

dirty-green walls

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7

(of a manuscript) defaced with changes

foul (or dirty) copy

Synonyms

8

obtained illegally or by improper means

dirty money

ill-gotten gains

9

expressing or revealing hostility or dislike

dirty looks

10

violating accepted standards or rules

a dirty fighter

used foul means to gain power

a nasty unsporting serve

fined for unsportsmanlike behavior

11

unethical or dishonest

dirty police officers

a sordid political campaign

shoddy business practices

Synonyms

12

unpleasantly stormy

there's dirty weather in the offing

Verb

1 sense
1

make soiled, filthy, or dirty

don't soil your clothes when you play outside!

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Vowels

1

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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Definition

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

Length

5 letters

Starts With

D

Ends With

Y

Vowels

1

Consonants

4

Letters

D, I, R, T, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

d
i
r
t
y

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for dirty.

DIRTY is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 9.
It starts with D and ends with Y.
It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 20%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDE.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

DIRTY has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

DIRTY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

DIRTY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

5

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

Y

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVCCC

Vowel Share

20%

Consonant Share

80%

Bigrams

DI, IR, RT, TY

Trigrams

DIR, IRT, RTY

Crossword Intelligence

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

DIRTY is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with D and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 5 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 9, 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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