attorney: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 11 letter points · starts with A · ends with Y
Meaning of attorney
noun
- US
A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.
- Philippines, US, sometimes
An honorific given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.
An attorney tree (Clusia spp.)
Listed forms: attorneys, attornies, actorney.
Source: Wiktionary — attorney.
verb
- intransitive, rare
To work as a legal attorney.
- rare, transitive
To provide with a legal attorney.
Listed forms: attorneys, attorneying, attorneyed, actorney.
Source: Wiktionary — attorney.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is attorney in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of attorney
A(1) + T(1) + T(1) + O(1) + R(1) + N(1) + E(1) + Y(4) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of attorney
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from attorney
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