automatic: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 13 letter points · starts with A · ends with C
Meaning of automatic
adj
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
Example: The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device.
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
Example: The reaction was automatic: flight!
Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
Example: Spitting at another player means an automatic red card.
Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
Example: Fully automatic weapons cannot be legally owned by private citizens in the US, except in very special circumstances, as by private security companies.
Listed forms: dubious, automatick.
Source: Wiktionary — automatic.
noun
A car with an automatic transmission; the transmission itself.
Example: I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic.
A semi-automatic pistol.
Example: The G-men raiding the speakeasy were equipped with .45 automatics, while the local policemen were carrying revolvers and shotguns.
Listed forms: automatics, automatick.
Source: Wiktionary — automatic.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for automatic.
adjective
resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
- automatonlike
- machinelike
- robotlike
- robotic
adjective
without volition or conscious control
noun
self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire
- automatic rifle
- machine rifle
noun
a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
- automatic pistol
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is automatic in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
These are spelling-list matches, not official game validity checks. Check the rules and dictionary used by your game.
Letter-value score of automatic
A(1) + U(1) + T(1) + O(1) + M(3) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + C(3) = 13 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of automatic
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from automatic
79 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in automatic. Showing up to 24, longest first.