Dictionary Entry

scratchy

scratchy is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Characterized by scratches. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1adjective
Characterized by scratches.
2adjective
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
"a gravelly voice"
Synonyms
grating gravelly rasping raspy rough
3adjective
lacking consistency
"the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"
Synonyms
spotty uneven
4adjective
easily irritated or annoyed
"an incorrigibly fractious young man"
"not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
Synonyms
cranky fractious irritable nettlesome peckish peevish pettish petulant techy testy tetchy
5adjective
causing abrasion
Synonyms
abrasive

Synonyms

grating gravelly rasping raspy rough spotty uneven cranky fractious irritable nettlesome peckish peevish pettish petulant techy testy tetchy abrasive

Common word forms

scratchier scratchily scratchiest

Words from these letters

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