Uncial
6 lettersadjectiverareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Relating to or written in a rounded script of large capital letters used in early Greek and Latin manuscripts from roughly the fourth to eighth centuries.
“The monk painstakingly reproduced the uncial script from the ancient illuminated gospel.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
un·ci·al
Related Words
Synonyms
majusculerounded
Antonyms
minusculecursive
Word Game Tips
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Wordle
Starts with UNC, ends in -IAL, contains three vowels U, I, A
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Scrabble
UNCIAL scores 8 points, all common tiles, specialised palaeographic term valid in Scrabble
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