What it means
- (noun) An order or command. “I must obey the dictates of my conscience.”
- (verb) To order, command, control.
- (verb) To speak in order for someone to write down the words. “She is dictating a letter to a stenographer.”
Letter analysis
- Dictates contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Sub-words
- dictate
- scatted
- attics
- cadets
- catted
- edicts
- stated
- static
- tasted
- acids
- acted
- aides
- aside
- attic
- cadet
- cased
- caste
- cited
- cites
- dates
- dices
- dicta
- diets
- edict
- edits
- ideas
- sated
- sited
- staid
- state
- stead
- tacit
- taste
- teats
- tides
- aced
- aces
- acid
- acts
- aide
- aids
- cads
- case
- cast
- cats
- cite
- dais
- date
- dice
- dies
- diet
- disc
- east
- eats
- edit
- iced
- ices
- idea
- ides
Related words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with DIC
- dice
- diced
- dices
- dicey
- dichotomies
- dichotomy
- dicier
- diciest
- dicing
- dick
- dicker
- dickered
- dickering
- dickers
- dickey
- dickeys
- dickie
- dickies
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Words ending with TES
Common questions
What does Dictates mean?
An order or command.
How many letters are in Dictates?
Dictates has 8 letters.
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