1adjective
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
“an inherited disease”
01 Word definition
hereditary
10 letters · 4 vowels · 6 consonants
Is HEREDITARY a word?
Yes. HEREDITARY is a 10-letter adjective. occurring among members of a family usually by heredity Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
H-E-R-E-D-I-T-A-R-YHow do you spell HEREDITARY?
HEREDITARY contains 10 letters, begins with H, and ends with Y.
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2adjective
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
“ancestral home”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗familialgeneticinheritedtransmittedtransmissibleancestralpatrimonial
02 Letter breakdown
How is HEREDITARY spelled?
H1E2R3E4D5I6T7A8R9Y10
03 Word-game status
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About HEREDITARY.
How do you spell HEREDITARY?
HEREDITARY is spelled H-E-R-E-D-I-T-A-R-Y. It contains 10 letters.