Artful

6 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Cunningly clever or crafty, often in a way that is deceptive or slyly skilful.

“The artful politician deflected every difficult question with a smile.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

art·ful

Related Words

Synonyms

cleverdeceitful

Antonyms

ingenuousartless

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains A, R, T, F, L, U with no repeated letters, strong letter spread makes it a useful early guess

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Scrabble

F scores 4 points, a well-spread six-letter word with good overall tile value

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armful

Words you can make from Artful

Shorter words formed from the letters in “artful”.

alfur fault flurt fural lutra ultra alur farl fart faut flat frat frau fula furl raft ruta tufa turf

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