angle: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 6 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of angle
noun
A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
Example: the angle between lines A and B
The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
Example: The angle between lines A and B is π/4 radians, or 45 degrees.
A corner where two walls intersect.
Example: an angle of a building
A change in direction.
Example: The horse took off at an angle.
Listed forms: angles.
Source: Wiktionary — angle.
verb
- transitive
To place (something) at an angle.
Example: The roof is angled at 15 degrees.
- informal, intransitive
To change direction rapidly.
Example: The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket.
- informal, transitive
To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
Example: How do you want to angle this when we talk to the client?
- transitive
To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.
Listed forms: angles, angling, angled.
Source: Wiktionary — angle.
noun
A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
Listed forms: angles.
Source: Wiktionary — angle.
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 angle.
noun
a biased way of looking at or presenting something
verb
to incline or bend from a vertical position
verb
seek indirectly
verb
present with a bias
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is angle in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of angle
A(1) + N(1) + G(2) + L(1) + E(1) = 6 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 angle
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from angle
26 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in angle. Showing up to 24, longest first.