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stinky

/ˈstɪŋki/•adjective

Stinky is also used as adjective, with meanings including having an unpleasant smell.

2 meanings6 lettersScrabble 13

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

NKY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “STINKY” Mean?

/ˈstɪŋki/

stinky has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

having an unpleasant smell

Synonyms

malodorous malodourous

very bad

“a lousy play”

“it's a stinking world”

Synonyms

icky crappy lousy rotten shitty stinking

Synonyms for STINKY

malodorous malodourous icky crappy lousy rotten shitty stinking

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

having an unpleasant smell

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

S, T, I, N, K, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for stinky.

STINKY is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

It starts with S and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 17%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

STINKY has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

STINKY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CCVCCC

Vowel Share

17%

Consonant Share

83%

Bigrams

ST, TI, IN, NK, KY

Trigrams

STI, TIN, INK, NKY

Crossword Intelligence

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

STINKY 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: Medium.