historic: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 13 letter points · starts with H · ends with C
Meaning of historic
adj
Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.
Example: A historic opportunity
Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.
- uncommon
Synonym of historical: of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history or the past generally (See usage notes.)
Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events.
Example: The historic tenses include the imperfect, the pluperfect, and the future perfect.
Listed forms: historick, hystoric, historique.
Source: Wiktionary — historic.
noun
- obsolete
A history, a non-fiction account of the past.
- obsolete
A historian.
Listed forms: historics, historick, hystoric, historique.
Source: Wiktionary — historic.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is historic in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of historic
H(4) + I(1) + S(1) + T(1) + O(1) + R(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 historic
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from historic
110 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in historic. Showing up to 24, longest first.