What it means
- (noun) (chiefly in the plural) a writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus
- (noun) Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph
- (noun) (by extension) undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol
Letter analysis
- Hieroglyphics contains 13 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 9 consonant(s).
- It uses 11 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 27.
Sub-words
- hieroglyphic
- policies
- polisher
- cherish
- chilies
- ciphers
- copiers
- crisply
- epilogs
- girlish
- glories
- gophers
- greyish
- heroics
- hosiery
- hospice
- leprosy
- phisher
- polices
- porches
- recoils
- spicier
- splicer
- spoiler
- chiles
- chilis
- chirps
- chisel
- choirs
- choler
- chores
- cipher
- clergy
- closer
- copier
- copies
- corpse
- cosier
- crispy
- epilog
- epochs
- gopher
- gospel
- gripes
- grisly
- gropes
- heroic
- higher
- highly
- holier
- horsey
- lyrics
- oilier
- orgies
- osprey
- perils
- perish
- physic
- pliers
Related words
Other 13-letter words
- abbreviations
- abnormalities
- abolitionists
- accelerations
- acceptability
- accessibility
- acclimatizing
- accommodating
- accommodation
- accompaniment
- accomplishing
- accouterments
- accoutrements
- accreditation
- acculturation
- accumulations
- acetaminophen
- acknowledging
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Common questions
What does Hieroglyphics mean?
(chiefly in the plural) a writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus
How many letters are in Hieroglyphics?
Hieroglyphics has 13 letters.
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