Rotten

6 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Of extremely poor quality, deeply unpleasant, or morally corrupt.

“She said it was a rotten shame that the concert had been cancelled at such short notice.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈrɒtn̩/

Syllables

rot·ten

Related Words

Synonyms

ickycrappylousyshittystinkingstinky decayed rotted

Antonyms

excellent wonderful good

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double T in the middle and ends in -EN, R, O, T, N, E are all very common Wordle letters

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Scrabble

ROTTEN scores 6 points, common tiles but the -EN ending hooks well and it is easily placed

Words Related to Rotten

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “rotten” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

gotten rotted rotter

Words you can make from Rotten

Shorter words formed from the letters in “rotten”.

noter notre ortet otter rotte tenor teton toner toret torte toter trent trone entr eton nett note oner reno rent rote tent tern tone

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