aid: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 4 letter points · starts with A · ends with D
Meaning of aid
noun
- uncountable
Help; assistance; succor, relief.
Example: He came to my aid when I was foundering.
- countable
A helper; an assistant.
- countable
Something which helps; a material source of help.
Example: Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants.
- UK, countable
An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
Listed forms: aids, aide, ayde.
Source: Wiktionary — aid.
verb
- transitive
To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.
Listed forms: aids, aiding, aided.
Source: Wiktionary — aid.
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 aid.
noun
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
noun
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
noun
gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause
- economic aid
- financial aid
- assistance
- financial assistance
- economic assistance
noun
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is aid in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of aid
A(1) + I(1) + D(2) = 4 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 aid
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 aid
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in aid. Showing up to 24, longest first.