shady
Shady is also used as adjective, with meanings including quiet, dark, or concealed.
Length
5
Scrabble
12
WWF
10
Starts
SH
Ends
ADY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SHADY” Mean?
/ˈʃeɪdi/
shady has 4 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
4 sensesquiet, dark, or concealed
“her shady past intrigued him”
“a shady part of town”
not as expected
“there was something fishy about the accident”
“up to some funny business”
“some definitely queer goings-on”
“a shady deal”
Synonyms
of questionable honesty or legality
“He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers”
filled with shade
“the shady side of the street”
“the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed”
“we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove”
“cool umbrageous woodlands”
Synonyms
Synonyms for SHADY
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
quiet, dark, or concealed
Length
5 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
Y
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
S, H, A, D, Y
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SHADY has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆SHADY 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
★★★★☆SHADY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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★★★★☆SHADY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
SH, HA, AD, DY
Trigrams
SHA, HAD, ADY
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