Dustman
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A person employed by a local authority to collect household rubbish and transport it for disposal.
“The dustman called at every house on the street before most residents were even awake.”
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dust·man
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Wordle
DUST plus MAN, a compound word where the M in position five distinguishes it from similar words
Scrabble
Worth 10 points, the M adds value and the compound structure is straightforward to spot on the rack
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