hypocrite
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- 19
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 9
Definition of hypocrite
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.
“And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”
“[S]he was one of your ſoft ſpoken, canting, whining hypocrites, who with a truly jeſuitical art, could wreſt evil out of the moſt inoffenſive thought, word, look or action; […]”
“Neither Mr. Meacham, who mostly ignores Jefferson’s slave ownership, nor Mr. Wiencek, who sees him as a sort of fallen angel who comes to slavery only after discovering how profitable it could be, seem willing to confront the ugly truth: the third president was a creepy, brutal hypocrite.”
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Etymology
From Old French ypocrite (Modern French hypocrite), from Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “to answer, act, feign”). Displaced native Old English līċettere.
Words you can make from hypocrite
200+ playable · top: CHIRPY (16 pts)
Best play chirpy 16 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
41 words- CYPHER 16 pts
- PITCHY 16 pts
- CHERTY 14 pts
- OCHERY 14 pts
- TORCHY 14 pts
- TROPHY 14 pts
- CERIPH 13 pts
- CIPHER 13 pts
- COTYPE 13 pts
- CRYPTO 13 pts
- ORPHIC 13 pts
- PHOTIC 13 pts
- PRICEY 13 pts
- RECOPY 13 pts
- THEORY 12 pts
- CITHER 11 pts
- COHEIR 11 pts
- EPHORI 11 pts
- HECTOR 11 pts
- HEROIC 11 pts
- OPHITE 11 pts
- POETRY 11 pts
- POTHER 11 pts
- PYRITE 11 pts
- RHOTIC 11 pts
- ROCHET 11 pts
- ROTCHE 11 pts
- THORIC 11 pts
- THORPE 11 pts
- THRICE 11 pts
- TOCHER 11 pts
- TROCHE 11 pts
- TYPIER 11 pts
- COPIER 10 pts
- COPTER 10 pts
- POETIC 10 pts
- TRICEP 10 pts
- TROPIC 10 pts
- HERIOT 9 pts
- EROTIC 8 pts
- PROTEI 8 pts
5-letter words
59 words- HYPER 13 pts
- ITCHY 13 pts
- OCHRY 13 pts
- PITHY 13 pts
- TECHY 13 pts
- CHIRP 12 pts
- CREPY 12 pts
- CRYPT 12 pts
- EPOCH 12 pts
- PERCH 12 pts
- PITCH 12 pts
- PORCH 12 pts
- PRICY 12 pts
- PYRIC 12 pts
- TYPIC 12 pts
- YIRTH 11 pts
- CHERT 10 pts
- CHIRO 10 pts
- CHOIR 10 pts
- CHORE 10 pts
- COYER 10 pts
- EPHOR 10 pts
- ETHIC 10 pts
- HOPER 10 pts
- ICHOR 10 pts
- OCHER 10 pts
- OCHRE 10 pts
- PIETY 10 pts
- RETCH 10 pts
- ROPEY 10 pts
- ROTCH 10 pts
- TEPOY 10 pts
- THORP 10 pts
- THRIP 10 pts
- TOPHE 10 pts
- TOPHI 10 pts
- TORCH 10 pts
- COPER 9 pts
- CREPT 9 pts
- CRIPE 9 pts
- OPTIC 9 pts
- PICOT 9 pts
- PRICE 9 pts
- TOPIC 9 pts
- ITHER 8 pts
- OTHER 8 pts
- THEIR 8 pts
- THROE 8 pts
- TOYER 8 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- RECIT 7 pts
- RECTI 7 pts
- RECTO 7 pts
- REPOT 7 pts
- TOPER 7 pts
- TORIC 7 pts
- TRICE 7 pts
- TRIPE 7 pts
- TROPE 7 pts
4-letter words
92 words- HYPE 12 pts
- HYPO 12 pts
- YECH 12 pts
- CHIP 11 pts
- CHOP 11 pts
- COPY 11 pts
- PECH 11 pts
- PYIC 11 pts
- HYTE 10 pts
- THEY 10 pts
- CHIT 9 pts
- CITY 9 pts
- CORY 9 pts
- ECHO 9 pts
- ECHT 9 pts
- ETCH 9 pts
- HOPE 9 pts
- ITCH 9 pts
- OCHE 9 pts
- PHEO 9 pts
- PHOT 9 pts
- PITH 9 pts
- PITY 9 pts
- PREY 9 pts
- PYRE 9 pts
- PYRO 9 pts
- RICH 9 pts
- ROPY 9 pts
- TECH 9 pts
- TOPH 9 pts
- TYPE 9 pts
- TYPO 9 pts
- YIPE 9 pts
- COPE 8 pts
- COPI 8 pts
- CRIP 8 pts
- CROP 8 pts
- EPIC 8 pts
- PERC 8 pts
- PICE 8 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- RYOT 7 pts
- THIO 7 pts
- THIR 7 pts
- THRO 7 pts
- TORY 7 pts
- TREY 7 pts
- TROY 7 pts
- TYER 7 pts
- TYRE 7 pts
- TYRO 7 pts
- YETI 7 pts
- YORE 7 pts
- CERO 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- COIR 6 pts
- CORE 6 pts
- COTE 6 pts
- CRIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- OTIC 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- PORT 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- RIPE 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- TOPE 6 pts
- TOPI 6 pts
- TORC 6 pts
- TRIP 6 pts
- TROP 6 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORI 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
3-letter words
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