Maggoty

7 lettersadjectiverare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Infested with or contaminated by maggots, describing food or organic matter that has become rotten with fly larvae.

“The discarded meat left in the sun was completely maggoty by afternoon.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

mag·got·y

Related Words

Synonyms

flyblown

Antonyms

fresh clean

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double G followed by -OTY, the Y ending is a useful Wordle position indicator

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points, double G and Y each contribute to a reasonable tile score

Words Related to Maggoty

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maggots

Words you can make from Maggoty

Shorter words formed from the letters in “maggoty”.

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