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politic

/ˈpɒlətɪk/adjective

Politic is also used as adjective, with meanings including marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 11

Length

7

Scrabble

11

WWF

14

Starts

PO

Ends

TIC

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “POLITIC” Mean?

/ˈpɒlətɪk/

politic has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses
1

marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness

it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels

a politic decision

a politic manager

a politic old scoundrel

2

smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage

the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error

Synonyms for POLITIC

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

7

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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Definition

marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness

Length

7 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

C

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Letters

P, O, L, I, T, I, C

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

p
o
l
i
t
i
c

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for politic.

POLITIC is a 7-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 11.
It starts with P and ends with C.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 43%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEDF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using politic in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

POLITIC has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

POLITIC is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

POLITIC can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

POLITIC contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

P

Letter Pattern

ABCDEDF

CV Pattern

CVCVCVC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

PO, OL, LI, IT, TI, IC

Trigrams

POL, OLI, LIT, ITI, TIC

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for politic.

POLITIC is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with P and ends with C, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 7 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 11, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with P and ends with C, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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