01 Word definition

dingy

5 letters · 1 vowel · 4 consonants

Is DINGY a word?

Yes. DINGY is a 5-letter adjective. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell DINGY?

D-I-N-G-Y

DINGY contains 5 letters, begins with D, and ends with Y.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

    “a miner's begrimed face”

2adjective

  1. (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination

    “a dirty (or dingy) white”
Synonyms
begrimedgrimygrubbygrungyraunchydirtymuddiedmuddy
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score10points
Words With Friends11points
Word length5letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is DINGY spelled?

D1I2N3G4Y5
Starts withDINFirst 3 letters
Ends withNGYLast 3 letters
Unique letters5No repeated letters
Vowel balance1 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

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About DINGY.

How do you spell DINGY?

DINGY is spelled D-I-N-G-Y. It contains 5 letters.