What it means
- (adjective) Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic. “John just doesn't understand that laughing at Mary all day is not very discreet.”
- (adjective) Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous.
Letter analysis
- Discreet contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
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Sub-words
- discrete
- credits
- crested
- deceits
- decries
- deicers
- dieters
- directs
- recited
- recites
- cerise
- ciders
- credit
- creeds
- deceit
- deicer
- deices
- desert
- desire
- deters
- dieter
- direct
- direst
- driest
- edicts
- eiders
- erects
- recite
- reside
- rested
- secret
- stride
- cedes
- cider
- cited
- cites
- creed
- crest
- cried
- cries
- deers
- deice
- deter
- dices
- diets
- dries
- edict
- edits
- eider
- erect
- ester
- reeds
- reset
- riced
- rices
- rides
- rites
- sired
- sited
Related words
Other 8-letter words
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- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with DIS
- dis
- disabilities
- disability
- disable
- disabled
- disablement
- disables
- disabling
- disabuse
- disabused
- disabuses
- disabusing
- disadvantage
- disadvantaged
- disadvantageous
- disadvantages
- disadvantaging
- disaffect
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Words ending with EET
Common questions
What does Discreet mean?
Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.
What are the anagrams of Discreet?
Valid anagrams: discrete.
How many letters are in Discreet?
Discreet has 8 letters.
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