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earthy

/ˈɜː.θi/•adjective

Earthy is also used as adjective, with meanings including conspicuously and tastelessly indecent.

5 meanings6 lettersScrabble 12

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

THY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “EARTHY” Mean?

/ˈɜː.θi/

earthy has 5 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

5 senses

conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

“coarse language”

“a crude joke”

“crude behavior”

“an earthy sense of humor”

Synonyms

crude gross vulgar

not far removed from or suggestive of nature

“the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow”

“earthy smells of new-mown grass”

hearty and lusty

“an earthy enjoyment of life”

of or consisting of or resembling earth

“it had an earthy smell”

“only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean”

sensible and practical

“has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem”

“her earthy common sense”

Word Forms

earthier earthiest

Synonyms for EARTHY

crude gross vulgar

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word earthy with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

E, A, R, T, H, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for earthy.

EARTHY is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 12.

It starts with E 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: VVCCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

EARTHY has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside earthy.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

VVCCCC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

EA, AR, RT, TH, HY

Trigrams

EAR, ART, RTH, THY

Crossword Intelligence

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

EARTHY is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with E and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VVCCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.