Definition of characteristics

"characteristics" in the noun sense

1. feature, characteristic

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

"the map showed roads and other features"

"generosity is one of his best characteristics"

2. characteristic

a distinguishing quality

3. characteristic

the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2

4. characteristic, device characteristic

any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions

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Quotations for characteristics

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect. [ Johnson ]

Superiority to circumstances is one of the most prominent characteristics of great men. [ Horace Mann ]

characteristics in Scrabble®

The word characteristics is playable in Scrabble®, but 1 blank substituting for the letter 'c' is required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters characteristics:

CHARACTERISTICS
(621)
CHARACTERISTICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (125 words)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word characteristics

CHARACTERISTICS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In characteristics

CHARACTERISTICS
(621)
CHARACTERISTICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
(414)
CHARACTERISTICS
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CATCHES
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ISCHIAC
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CATCHER
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ARCHAIC
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CHARACTERISTICS
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ISCHIAC
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CACHETS
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RECATCH
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SCRATCH
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CHARACTERISTICS
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ISCHIAC
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ARCHAIC
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CACHETS
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CACHETS
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TRIARCH
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ATTACHE
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SCATHES
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ITCHIER
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ARCHERS
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CHAISES
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CATARRH
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TRACHEA
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CRASHES
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SACHETS
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STRETCH
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ACHIEST
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RECHART
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ITCHIER
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AITCHES
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RECHART
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RECHART
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CHAISES
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RECHART
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STRETCH
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ITCHIER
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CACHETS
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ACCITES
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CATCHER
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SCIATIC
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TACTICS
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TICTACS
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ASHIEST
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RECATCH
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TITHERS
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RATTISH
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TRASHER
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ACCITES
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ICTERIC
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SHATTER
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characteristics in Words With Friends™

The word characteristics is playable in Words With Friends™, but 1 blank substituting for the letter 'c' is required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 22

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters characteristics:

CHARACTERISTICS
(468)
CHARACTERISTICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
(468)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (125 words)

acaters, accites, achiest, actress, airiest, aitches, archaic, archers, arctics, arrests, artiest, artists, artsier, ascetic, ascites, ashiest, atheist, atresia, attache, attirer, attires, cachers, cachets, carcass, carries, carters, cashers, cashier, casters, catarrh, catcher, catches, cattier, chaises, charier, charter, chasers, chaster, chatter, cithers, citrate, crasher, crashes, crasser, craters, cristae, critics, critter, erratic, hairier, hastate, hastier, hatters, hissier, hitters, icteric, iratest, irisate, ischiac, itchier, racecar, raciest, racists, raisers, rashers, rashest, rasters, ratchet, ratrace, ratters, rattier, rattish, recasts, recatch, rechart, restart, restirs, retract, richest, saccate, sachets, satiate, satires, satiric, scarcer, scarers, scarier, scathes, scatter, sciatic, scratch, searats, seastar, sharers, shatter, sierras, sitters, starers, starter, staters, statice, statics, straits, stratas, stretch, striate, tactics, tarries, tartars, tartish, tasters, tastier, teacart, theists, thirsts, threats, tictacs, tithers, tracers, trachea, trasher, trashes, triarch, trisect, tsarist

 

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CHARACTERISTICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In characteristics

CHARACTERISTICS
(468)
CHARACTERISTICS
(468)
CHARACTERISTICS
(468)
CHARACTERISTICS
(234)
CHARACTERISTICS
(234)
CHARACTERISTICS
(234)
CACHETS
(128 = 93 + 35)
CACHERS
(128 = 93 + 35)
CHARACTERISTICS
(128)
CHARACTERISTICS
(128)
ISCHIAC
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CATCHES
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ARCHAIC
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ISCHIAC
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RECATCH
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CACHERS
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TACTICS
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ARCHAIC
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RECATCH
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CACHETS
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ASCETIC
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CATCHER
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ISCHIAC
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RECATCH
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TACTICS
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TICTACS
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ICTERIC
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SCARCER
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SCIATIC
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ITCHIER
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TRACHEA
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ARCHERS
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TACTICS
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CACHERS
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RECATCH
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CACHETS
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ASCETIC
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ARCHAIC
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TICTACS
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CRITICS
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ISCHIAC
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SCIATIC
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CARCASS
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ARCHAIC
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CACHETS
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ACCITES
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CHARACTERISTICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
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CHARACTERISTICS
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ISCHIAC
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CITHERS
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TRACERS
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CACHETS
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CARRIES
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ASCITES
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SCARIER
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TRACERS
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ERRATIC
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Words within the letters of characteristics

2 letter words in characteristics (14 words)

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13 letter words in characteristics (1 word)

14 letter words in characteristics (1 word)

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Words containing the sequence characteristics

Words that start with characteristics (2 words)

Words with characteristics in them (1 word)

Words that end with characteristics (1 word)

Word Growth involving characteristics

Shorter words in characteristics

act acter character characterist characteristic

ar char chara character characterist characteristic

ha char chara character characterist characteristic

is characterist characteristic

tic characteristic

tic tics

Longer words containing characteristics

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