Sooty

5 lettersadjective

Updated June 2026

Definition

covered with or resembling soot

“The sooty chimney sweep emerged from the fireplace.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

soot·y

Related Words

Synonyms

jetpitchy

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

"Sooty" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.

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Scrabble

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Words Related to Sooty

Anagrams of Sooty

Words that use exactly the same letters as “sooty”.

soyot toyos

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “sooty” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

booty cooty footy pooty rooty softy sooey sooky soony sooth soots sorty zooty

Words you can make from Sooty

Shorter words formed from the letters in “sooty”.

toys

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