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Is nasty a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nasty is a Scrabble US word. The word nasty is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is nasty a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nasty is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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5-letter words (3 found)

ANTSY,NASTY,TANSY,

4-letter words (8 found)

ANTS,NATS,NAYS,NYAS,SANT,STAY,TANS,TAYS,

3-letter words (19 found)

ANS,ANT,ANY,ATS,AYS,NAS,NAT,NAY,NYS,SAN,SAT,SAY,SNY,STY,SYN,TAN,TAS,TAY,YAS,

2-letter words (9 found)

AN,AS,AT,AY,NA,NY,ST,TA,YA,

You can make 39 words from nasty according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of nasty

nasty ansty nsaty snaty asnty santy natsy antsy ntasy tnasy atnsy tansy nstay sntay ntsay tnsay stnay tsnay astny satny atsny tasny stany tsany nasyt ansyt nsayt snayt asnyt sanyt nayst anyst nyast ynast aynst yanst nsyat snyat nysat ynsat synat ysnat asynt saynt aysnt yasnt syant ysant natys antys ntays tnays atnys tanys nayts anyts nyats ynats aynts yants ntyas tnyas nytas yntas tynas ytnas atyns tayns aytns yatns tyans ytans nstya sntya ntsya tnsya stnya tsnya nsyta snyta nysta ynsta synta ysnta ntysa tnysa nytsa yntsa tynsa ytnsa styna tsyna sytna ystna tysna ytsna astyn satyn atsyn tasyn stayn tsayn asytn saytn aystn yastn syatn ysatn atysn taysn aytsn yatsn tyasn ytasn styan tsyan sytan ystan tysan ytsan

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Definitions and meaning of nasty

nasty

Etymology

From Middle English nasty, nasti, naxty, naxte (“unclean, filthy”), whence also Early Modern English nasky (“nasty”), of obscure origin. Cognate with Scots nastie, nestie (“dirty, filthy”). Probably from earlier Middle English *naskty, *naskedy, from Middle English *nasked (“dirty, messy”) + -y, ultimately of North Germanic origin related to Danish nasket (“dirty, foul, unpleasant”), Swedish naskot (“dirty, filthy”), Swedish naskig, naskug (“nasty, dirty, messy”). Likely doublet of nesh and nosh.

Alternative theories have also been proposed, which include:

  • From Low German nask (“nasty”) +‎ -y.
  • From Old French nastre (“bad, strange”), shortened form of villenastre (“infamous, bad”), from vilein (“villain”) + -astre (pejorative suffix), from Latin -aster.
  • Middle Dutch nestich, nistich ("nasty, dirty, unpleasant" > Modern Dutch nestig (“dirty, filthy, unclean”)), perhaps ultimately connected to the Scandinavian word above.
  • Other suggestions include Old High German naz (“wet”), hardening of English nesh(y) (“soft”), or alteration of English naughty.
  • Modern use of the word is sometimes attributed to the popular and often derogatory 19th century American political cartoons of Thomas Nast, but the word predates him.

Pronunciation

  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈnaː.sti/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɑː.sti/
    • Rhymes: -ɑːsti
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnæs.ti/
    • Rhymes: -æsti

Adjective

nasty (comparative nastier, superlative nastiest)

  1. (now chiefly US) Dirty, filthy. [from 14th c.]
  2. Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person). [from 15th c.]
  3. Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive. [from 16th c.]
  4. Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd. [from 17th c.]
  5. Spiteful, unkind. [from 19th c.]
  6. (chiefly UK) Awkward, difficult to navigate; dangerous. [from 19th c.]
  7. (chiefly UK) Grave or dangerous (of an accident, illness etc.). [from 19th c.]
  8. (slang, chiefly US) Formidable, terrific; wicked. [from 20th c.]

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Noun

nasty (plural nasties)

  1. (informal) Something nasty.
  2. (euphemistic, slang, preceded by "the") Sexual intercourse.
  3. A video nasty.

Derived terms

  • do the nasty
  • video nasty

References

Anagrams

  • Ansty, Santy, Tansy, Yants, antsy, tansy

Source: wiktionary.org