around: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 7 letter points · starts with A · ends with D
Meaning of around
prep
Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
Example: She wore a gold chain around her neck.
Centred upon; surrounding; regarding.
Example: We could use some clarification around the new rules.
Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
Example: We walked around the football field.
Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
Example: The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then went straight on.
Listed forms: round, arownd, ron.
Source: Wiktionary — around.
adj
- informal, not-comparable, predicative
Present in the vicinity.
Example: Is Clare around today?
- informal, not-comparable, predicative
Alive; existing.
Example: The record store on Main Street? Yes, it's still around.
Listed forms: round, arownd, ron.
Source: Wiktionary — around.
adv
- not-comparable
So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
Example: High above, vultures circled around.
- not-comparable
So as to surround or be near.
Example: Everybody please gather around.
- not-comparable
Nearly; approximately; about.
Example: Around a thousand people attended.
- not-comparable
From place to place.
Example: There are rumors going around that the company is bankrupt.
Listed forms: round, arownd, ron.
Source: Wiktionary — around.
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 around.
adverb
in the area or vicinity
adverb
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
adverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
- approximately
- about
- close to
- just about
- some
- roughly
- more or less
- or so
adverb
in or to a reversed position or direction
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is around in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of around
A(1) + R(1) + O(1) + U(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 7 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 around
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 around
45 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in around. Showing up to 24, longest first.