activity: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 16 letter points · starts with A · ends with Y
Meaning of activity
noun
- uncountable
The state or quality of being active; activeness.
Example: Pit row was abuzz with activity.
- countable
Something done as an action or a movement.
Example: The activity for the morning was a walk to the store.
- countable
Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
Example: An increasing number of sports activities are on offer at the university.
- countable, uncountable
The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
Listed forms: activities.
Source: Wiktionary — activity.
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 activity.
noun
the state of being active
noun
an organic process that takes place in the body
- bodily process
- body process
- bodily function
noun
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
- natural process
- natural action
- action
noun
the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is activity in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of activity
A(1) + C(3) + T(1) + I(1) + V(4) + I(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 16 points.
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Anagrams of activity
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 activity
32 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in activity. Showing up to 24, longest first.