PETTY

Meaning

(usually in the plural) A little schoolboy, either in grade or size.

• adjectiveLittle, small, secondary in rank or importance.

PETTY as a word-puzzle answer

PETTY is a 5-letter word with 1 vowel (E) and 4 consonants (P, T, T, Y). It repeats 1 letter, which is a classic trap — guessers who assume five distinct letters get stuck.

It leans on high-frequency letters (E, T), so a strong vowel-and-common-consonant opener tends to light up quickly. There are no rare letters here, so it is a fair, mid-difficulty answer for the daily Classic puzzle.

PETTY by the numbers

Across the 1,734 curated answers in the Wordocious bank, E appears in 50% of answers (the 1st most common letter), T appears in 30% of answers (the 4th most common letter), Y appears in 14% of answers (the 14th most common letter). 11 other answers share the opening “PE-”, so two green tiles up front still leave real guessing to do.

Difficulty: 2/5 — approachable, because the repeated letter hides one position.

Near misses

One letter away in the answer bank: JETTY. Each of these turns four tiles green against PETTY — the classic endgame squeeze where spending a guess on the differing letter beats burning attempts on hope.

Put it to use

Words like PETTY are exactly what the daily puzzles throw at you. Warm up in Practice, race the clock in the Daily Challenge, or study the best starting words before your next run. New to the multi-board modes? The mode guides cover all nine.