Definition of PIGSTY

pigsty

Plural: pigsties

Noun

  • A pen for pigs; a very messy or dirty place.
  • a pen for swine
  • An enclosure where pigs are kept, either a building or part of one.
  • A dirty or very untidy place.

Examples

  • My tile rack became a pigsty of unused vowels as the game progressed in Scrabble.
  • The lower pasture also contains a pigsty.
  • This room is a pigsty. When are you going to clean it?

Origin / Etymology

From pig + sty.

Synonyms

pigpen, sty, hogpen, hogsty

Scrabble Score: 12

pigsty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pigsty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pigsty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

pigsty: valid Words With Friends Word