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seedy

/ˈsiːdi/•adjective

Seedy is also used as adjective, with meanings including somewhat ill or prone to illness.

4 meanings5 lettersScrabble 9

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

EDY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “SEEDY” Mean?

/ˈsiːdi/

seedy has 4 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

4 senses

full of seeds

“as seedy as a fig”

shabby and untidy

“a surge of ragged scruffy children”

“{'source': 'Mark Twain', 'text': 'he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin'}”

Synonyms

scruffy

somewhat ill or prone to illness

“my poor ailing grandmother”

“feeling a bit indisposed today”

“you look a little peaked”

“feeling poorly”

Synonyms

ailing indisposed peaked poorly sickly unwell

morally degraded

“a seedy district”

“the seamy side of life”

“sleazy characters hanging around casinos”

“{'source': 'Seattle Weekly', 'text': 'sleazy storefronts with … dirt on the walls'}”

Synonyms

seamy sleazy sordid squalid

Word Forms

seedier seediest

Synonyms for SEEDY

scruffy ailing indisposed peaked poorly sickly unwell seamy sleazy sordid squalid

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

full of seeds

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

S, E, E, D, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for seedy.

SEEDY is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 9.

It starts with S and ends with Y.

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 40%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABBCD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

SEEDY 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

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

SEEDY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABBCD

CV Pattern

CVVCC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

SE, EE, ED, DY

Trigrams

SEE, EED, EDY

Crossword Intelligence

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

SEEDY is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.