alphametic
Syllables: al·pha·me·tic/ˌæl.fəˈmɛ.tɪk/
alphametic noun: a puzzle that presents an arithmetic problem with letters in place of the digits, the reader challenged to deduce which digit corresponds to each letter.
Noun
alphametic (plural alphametics)
- A puzzle that presents an arithmetic problem with letters in place of the digits, the reader challenged to deduce which digit corresponds to each letter.
- Synonyms:
- cryptarithm
Synonyms of alphametic
Forms of alphametic
| plural | alphametics |
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Origin of alphametic
Blend of alphabet + arithmetic.
Words that rhyme with alphametic
- sympathetic
- hermetic
- kinetic
- athletic
- genetic
- magnetic
- energetic
- pathetic
- syndetic
- aesthetic
- diabetic
- diaeretic
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- frenetic
- mimetic
- peripatetic
- planetic
- poetic
- tonetic
- abietic
- anesthetic
- anoetic
- anuretic
- apathetic
- ascetic
- auxetic
- cybernetic
- dietetic
- epithetic
- Helvetic
- parasympathetic
- parenthetic
- phyletic
- Sidetic
- splenetic
- synaeretic
- synizetic
- tabetic
- threnetic
- alexipyretic
- algetic
- alphabetic
- amuletic
- analgetic
- anchoretic
- anoretic
- aphetic
- aporetic
- archegetic
- asyndetic
- auletic
- autonoetic
- balletic
- Baphometic
- cardioparasympathetic
- cardiosympathetic
- cometic
- conspiracy-theoretic
- cynegetic
- diagenetic
- diakinetic
Questions about alphametic
- What does alphametic mean?
- Alphametic means a puzzle that presents an arithmetic problem with letters in place of the digits, the reader challenged to deduce which digit corresponds to each letter.
- What part of speech is alphametic?
- Alphametic is a noun.
- How do you pronounce alphametic?
- Alphametic is pronounced /ˌæl.fəˈmɛ.tɪk/.
- What is the plural of alphametic?
- The plural of alphametic is alphametics.
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