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sordid

/ˈsɔː.dɪd/•adjective

Sordid is also used as adjective, with meanings including foul and run-down and repulsive.

4 meanings6 lettersScrabble 8

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

DID

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “SORDID” Mean?

/ˈsɔː.dɪd/

sordid has 4 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

4 senses

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 seedy sleazy squalid

unethical or dishonest

“dirty police officers”

“a sordid political campaign”

“shoddy business practices”

Synonyms

dirty shoddy

foul and run-down and repulsive

“a flyblown bar on the edge of town”

“a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town”

“squalid living conditions”

“sordid shantytowns”

Synonyms

flyblown squalid

meanly avaricious and mercenary

“sordid avarice”

“sordid material interests”

Synonyms for SORDID

seamy seedy sleazy squalid dirty shoddy flyblown

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

morally degraded

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

S, O, R, D, I, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for sordid.

SORDID is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 8.

It starts with S and ends with D.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 33%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDED.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

SORDID has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

SORDID 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 sordid.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDED

CV Pattern

CVCCVC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

SO, OR, RD, DI, ID

Trigrams

SOR, ORD, RDI, DID

Crossword Intelligence

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

SORDID is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.