italic
Italic can refer to a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right or a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right. Italic is also used as adjective, with meanings including characterized by slanting characters.
Length
6
Scrabble
8
WWF
10
Starts
IT
Ends
LIC
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “ITALIC” Mean?
/ɪˈtælɪk/
italic has 3 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 sensecharacterized by slanting characters
“italic characters”
Noun
2 sensesa style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
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Definition
characterized by slanting characters
Length
6 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
C
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
I, T, A, L, I, C
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆ITALIC has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ITALIC is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆ITALIC can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ITALIC contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDAE
CV Pattern
VCVCVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
IT, TA, AL, LI, IC
Trigrams
ITA, TAL, ALI, LIC
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