agency: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with A · ends with Y
Meaning of agency
noun
- countable, uncountable
The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
- countable, uncountable
The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
Example: moral agency
- countable, uncountable
A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
- countable, uncountable
The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
Example: authority of agency
Listed forms: agencies.
Source: Wiktionary — agency.
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 agency.
noun
an administrative unit of government
noun
the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
noun
to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is agency in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of agency
A(1) + G(2) + E(1) + N(1) + C(3) + Y(4) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of agency
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 agency
35 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in agency. Showing up to 24, longest first.