Sultry

6 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Having a strong, sensual appeal or a hot and oppressively humid atmospheric quality.

“She gave him a sultry look across the room, sending his heart racing.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

sul·try

Related Words

Synonyms

sensualstiflingsulfuroussulphurous

Antonyms

frigid cool demure aloof

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Wordle

Only one vowel, U, ends in -TRY with Y making it a tricky pattern to identify

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Anagrams of Sultry

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

rustly

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “sultry”.

rusty rutyl surly truly tylus yurts lust ruly rust ruts slur yurt

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