appointment: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 17 letter points · starts with A · ends with T
Meaning of appointment
noun
The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
Example: His appointment as treasurer was deemed suitable.
The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed.
Example: the appointment of treasurer
A stipulation; an agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
Example: They made an appointment to meet at six.
Listed forms: appointments.
Source: Wiktionary — appointment.
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 appointment.
noun
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
noun
a meeting arranged in advance
noun
(usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
noun
a person who is appointed to a job or position
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is appointment in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of appointment
A(1) + P(3) + P(3) + O(1) + I(1) + N(1) + T(1) + M(3) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 17 points.
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Anagrams of appointment
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 appointment
302 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in appointment. Showing up to 24, longest first.