Shanty
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A small, roughly built shelter or hut used as a dwelling, often associated with poverty or impermanence.
“Families displaced by the floods were living in makeshift shanties on the edge of the town.”
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SH start and Y ending frame a very common centre, the ANT pattern is one of Wordle's most frequent
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Worth 12 points, the Y ending blocks an S hook but SHANTY is a strong and familiar word to play
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