dirty

ADJECTIVEVERB /dɜrti/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

dirty is a valid 5-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1R1T1Y4
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING

What does dirty mean?

ADJECTIVE · 12 SENSES
1

Obtained illegally or by improper means.

“dirty money”

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2

(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear.

“a dirty (or dingy) white”

“dirty-green walls”

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3

Expressing or revealing hostility or dislike.

“dirty looks”

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4

(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency.

“dirty words”

“a dirty old man”

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5

Unpleasantly stormy.

“there's dirty weather in the offing”

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6

(of a manuscript) defaced with changes.

“foul (or dirty) copy”

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7

Violating accepted standards or rules.

“a dirty fighter”

8

Unethical or dishonest.

“dirty police officers”

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9

Spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination.

“the air near the foundry was always dirty”

“a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout”

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10

Vile; despicable.

“a dirty (or lousy) trick”

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11

Contaminated with infecting organisms.

“dirty wounds”

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12

Soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime.

“dirty unswept sidewalks”

“a child in dirty overalls”

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VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Make soiled, filthy, or dirty.

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