Dictum
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A formal or authoritative pronouncement intended to serve as a guiding principle or ruling.
“The committee issued a dictum that all expenses above fifty pounds required prior approval.”
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dic·tum
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Ends in the unusual -TUM, contains vowels I and U, all six letters are common
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The U is easy to place here, all common tiles make DICTUM a clean and accessible six-letter play
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