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illiteracy

10 letters · 4 vowels · 6 consonants

Is ILLITERACY a word?

Yes. ILLITERACY is a 10-letter noun. ignorance resulting from not reading Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell ILLITERACY?

I-L-L-I-T-E-R-A-C-Y

ILLITERACY contains 10 letters, begins with I, and ends with Y.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. ignorance resulting from not reading

2noun

  1. an inability to read

Synonyms
analphabetism
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score15points
Words With Friends17points
Word length10letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is ILLITERACY spelled?

I1L2L3I4T5E6R7A8C9Y10
Starts withILLFirst 3 letters
Ends withACYLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats I, L
Vowel balance4 / 6Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →10-letter words →Words starting with ILL →Words ending in ACY →Words made from ILLITERACY →Words with A →Words with C →Words with E →Words with I →

03 Word-game status

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04 Related words

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About ILLITERACY.

How do you spell ILLITERACY?

ILLITERACY is spelled I-L-L-I-T-E-R-A-C-Y. It contains 10 letters.