ITCHY

Meaning

Having or creating an itch, causing a person or animal to tend to want to scratch.

ITCHY as a word-puzzle answer

ITCHY is a 5-letter word with 1 vowel (I) and 4 consonants (T, C, H, Y). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.

It leans on high-frequency letters (I, 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.

ITCHY by the numbers

Across the 2,412 curated answers in the Wordocious bank, T appears in 29% of answers (the 5th most common letter), I appears in 28% of answers (the 6th most common letter), C appears in 19% of answers (the 10th most common letter). No other answer in the bank opens with “IT-”, so locking those first two letters all but gives it away.

Difficulty: 1/5 — very approachable, because its letters are common and no close neighbors compete with it.

Put it to use

Words like ITCHY 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.