appoint: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with A · ends with T
Meaning of appoint
verb
- transitive
To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
- transitive
To name (someone to a post or role).
- transitive
To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.
- transitive
To equip (someone) with (something); to assign (someone) authoritatively (some equipment).
Listed forms: appoints, appointing, appointed.
Source: Wiktionary — appoint.
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 appoint.
verb
create and charge with a task or function
verb
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is appoint in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of appoint
A(1) + P(3) + P(3) + O(1) + I(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 11 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 appoint
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 appoint
67 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in appoint. Showing up to 24, longest first.