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shabby

/ˈʃæb.i/•adjective

Shabby is also used as adjective, with meanings including showing signs of wear and tear.

2 meanings6 lettersScrabble 16

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

BBY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “SHABBY” Mean?

/ˈʃæb.i/

shabby has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

showing signs of wear and tear

“a ratty old overcoat”

“shabby furniture”

“an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains”

Synonyms

ratty tatty

mean and unworthy and despicable

“shabby treatment”

Word Forms

shabbier shabbiest

Synonyms for SHABBY

ratty tatty

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

showing signs of wear and tear

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

S, H, A, B, B, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for shabby.

SHABBY is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 16.

It starts with S and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 17%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

SHABBY has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

SHABBY 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 shabby.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDDE

CV Pattern

CCVCCC

Vowel Share

17%

Consonant Share

83%

Bigrams

SH, HA, AB, BB, BY

Trigrams

SHA, HAB, ABB, BBY

Crossword Intelligence

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

SHABBY is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.