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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ˈdɜːti]

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Base Score

5

Before any pangram bonus

Unique Letters

5

D I R T Y

Two-Letter Start

DI

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Ending

TY

Useful for cleanup scans

  • 5 letters
  • 5 unique letters
  • DI start
  • TY ending

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  • dirty is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
  • It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, i, r, t, y plus any remaining hive letters.
  • The TY ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DI start.
  • BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.

Pronunciation

[ˈdɜːti][ˈdɝti][ˈdɜːti]

Definitions

  1. verb

    To make (something) dirty.

  2. verb

    To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.

  3. verb

    To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).

  4. verb

    To become soiled.

  5. adjective

    Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

    "Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty."

  6. adjective

    That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.

    "Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty."

  7. adjective

    Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

    "At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids."

  8. adjective

    Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.

    "He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty."

  9. adjective

    Corrupt, illegal, or improper.

    "I won't accept your dirty money!"

  10. adjective

    Out of tune.

    "You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty."

  11. adjective

    Of color, discolored by impurities.

    "The old flag was a dirty white."

  12. adjective

    Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.

    "Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first."

  13. adjective

    Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.

    "None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty."

  14. adjective

    Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".

    "He lives in a dirty great mansion."

  15. adjective

    Sleety; gusty; stormy.

    "dirty weather"

  16. adjective

    Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.

    "dirty martini"

  17. adjective

    Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.

    "The waiter served dirty burgers to the customers."

  18. adverb

    In a dirty manner.

    "to play dirty"

Related Words

Synonyms

  • soil
  • taint
  • sully
  • base
  • despicable
  • dishonest
  • dishonorable
  • filthy
  • lousy
  • mean
  • sordid
  • unethical

Antonyms

  • clean
  • bright
  • pure
  • sportsmanlike
  • neat

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