nasty
Nasty is also used as adjective, with meanings including offensive or even (of persons) malicious.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
8
Starts
NA
Ends
STY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “NASTY” Mean?
/ˈnɑː.sti/
nasty has 4 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
4 sensesoffensive or even (of persons) malicious
“in a nasty mood”
“a nasty accident”
“a nasty shock”
“a nasty smell”
Synonyms
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
“a nasty problem”
“a good man to have on your side in a tight situation”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
Length
5 letters
Starts With
N
Ends With
Y
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
N, A, S, T, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆NASTY has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆NASTY 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
★★★★☆NASTY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆NASTY 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
NA, AS, ST, TY
Trigrams
NAS, AST, STY
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