Facile

6 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Appearing easy or clever on the surface while ignoring the true complexity of a subject, and therefore lacking depth.

“Critics found his explanation facile, arguing it glossed over the very real difficulties involved.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

fac·ile

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Synonyms

superficialsimplisticglib

Antonyms

profoundcomplex thorough

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Wordle

FACIL cluster with E ending, three vowels and common consonants make it a strong early Wordle guess

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, F scores 4 and C scores 3, with no awkward letters left over after playing it

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “facile”.

alice alife calef calif celia elaic elfic facie filea ileac acle aiel aile alce alec alef alif cafe calf ceil clef eila elia face

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