BITCH

Meaning

(dog-breeding) A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.

“My bitch just had puppies; they're so cute!”

• verbTo behave or act as a bitch.

BITCH as a word-puzzle answer

BITCH is a 5-letter word with 1 vowel (I) and 4 consonants (B, T, C, H). 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.