01 Word definition

oligarchy

9 letters · 3 vowels · 6 consonants

Is OLIGARCHY a word?

Yes. OLIGARCHY is a 9-letter noun. a political system governed by a few people Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell OLIGARCHY?

O-L-I-G-A-R-C-H-Y

OLIGARCHY contains 9 letters, begins with O, and ends with Y.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a political system governed by a few people

    one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score18points
Words With Friends19points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is OLIGARCHY spelled?

O1L2I3G4A5R6C7H8Y9
Starts withOLIFirst 3 letters
Ends withCHYLast 3 letters
Unique letters9No repeated letters
Vowel balance3 / 6Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About OLIGARCHY.

How do you spell OLIGARCHY?

OLIGARCHY is spelled O-L-I-G-A-R-C-H-Y. It contains 9 letters.