Shirty
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Irritable or bad-tempered, typically in response to a minor annoyance.
“He got quite shirty when the waiter brought the wrong order for the third time.”
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shirt·y
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Y ending and SH start with no repeated letters make it a solid elimination guess in Wordle
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Y worth 4 points, SHIRTY scores reasonably and the Y can be placed on a premium square
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