nasty: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with N · ends with Y
Meaning of nasty
adj
- US
Dirty, filthy.
Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive.
Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd.
Listed forms: nastier, nastiest.
Source: Wiktionary — nasty.
noun
- informal
Something nasty.
Example: Processed foods are full of aspartame and other nasties.
- euphemistic, slang
Sexual intercourse.
A video nasty.
Listed forms: nasties.
Source: Wiktionary — nasty.
verb
- also, figuratively, reflexive, transitive
To besmirch, to befoul.
Listed forms: nasties, nastying, nastied.
Source: Wiktionary — nasty.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for nasty.
adjective
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
adjective
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
adjective
characterized by obscenity
adjective
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is nasty in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of nasty
N(1) + A(1) + S(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of nasty
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from nasty
16 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in nasty. Showing up to 24, longest first.