filth
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When filth helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
F H I L T
Two-Letter Start
FI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TH
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- FI start
- TH ending
Try it when
- filth is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include f, h, i, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The TH ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the FI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.
"Before we start cooking we need to clean up the filth in this kitchen."
noun
Smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution.
"He spends all his time watching filth on pornographic websites."
noun
(with definite article) The police.
"We were in the middle of stashing the money when the filth arrived."
noun
A vile or disgusting person.
noun
Weeds growing on pasture land.
"Grampa remembers when he had to cut filth with a scythe."