advantage: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 14 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of advantage
noun
- countable
Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
Example: The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.
- countable, uncountable
Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit
Example: the advantage of a good constitution
- countable, uncountable
The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
- countable, uncountable
The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
Listed forms: advantages, advauntage.
Source: Wiktionary — advantage.
verb
- transitive
to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to
- reflexive
to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of
Listed forms: advantages, advantaging, advantaged, advauntage.
Source: Wiktionary — advantage.
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 advantage.
noun
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
noun
benefit resulting from some event or action
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is advantage in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of advantage
A(1) + D(2) + V(4) + A(1) + N(1) + T(1) + A(1) + G(2) + E(1) = 14 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 advantage
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 advantage
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