Deceit
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
The practice of deliberately misleading others or the quality of being dishonest and fraudulent.
“Their entire business venture was built on a foundation of deceit.”
Pronunciation
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/dɪˈsiːt/
Syllables
de·ceit
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Contains the EI vowel pair and the CE combination, with no doubled letters to trip you up
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Worth 11 points and DECEITS adds an S hook for a clean follow-up play
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