Civics
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The branch of social science concerned with the rights and duties of citizens and the workings of local and national government.
“She studied civics to better understand how local councils make decisions.”
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civ·ics
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Wordle
Contains CIV near the start and ends in ICS, a distinctive cluster that narrows guesses quickly
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The V scores 4 points and the C appears twice, making rack management important but the word scores moderately well
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