assistant: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 9 letter points · starts with A · ends with T
Meaning of assistant
adj
- attributive, not-comparable
Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.
Example: an assistant surgeon
- attributive, not-comparable
Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.
Listed forms: assistaunt.
Source: Wiktionary — assistant.
noun
A person who assists or helps someone else.
- UK
Sales assistant.
A software tool that provides assistance in some task, a wizard program.
- obsolete
Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.
Listed forms: assistants, assistaunt.
Source: Wiktionary — assistant.
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 assistant.
adjective
of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
noun
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is assistant in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of assistant
A(1) + S(1) + S(1) + I(1) + S(1) + T(1) + A(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 9 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 assistant
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from assistant
83 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in assistant. Showing up to 24, longest first.