Aphetic

7 lettersadjectiverare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Describing a word or form that has been shortened by aphesis, having lost its initial unstressed vowel.

“The word 'lone' is an aphetic form of 'alone'.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

a·phet·ic

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Wordle

Contains PH and ends in TIC, three vowels A, E, I distributed across seven letters

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Scrabble

No premium tiles, TIC ending can be extended with hook letters for longer plays

Words Related to Aphetic

Anagrams of Aphetic

Words that use exactly the same letters as “aphetic”.

hepatic

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “aphetic” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

aphotic

Words you can make from Aphetic

Shorter words formed from the letters in “aphetic”.

haptic aitch caite chait chape chapt chati cheap cheat chita epact ethic hiate pacht patch peach pecht phaet picae picea pieta pitch tache tachi

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