auto: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with A · ends with O
Meaning of auto
noun
- uncountable
A setting for automatic operation.
Example: Put it on auto.
- countable, uncountable
An automatic gearbox/transmission.
Example: A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.
- countable, uncountable
A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission.
Example: It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand).
Listed forms: autos.
Source: Wiktionary — auto.
verb
- dated, intransitive
To travel by automobile.
Listed forms: autos, autoing, autoed.
Source: Wiktionary — auto.
noun
- India
An autorickshaw.
Example: Users are often unable to note down the number of the taxi or the auto as the driver will just zoom past.
Listed forms: autos.
Source: Wiktionary — auto.
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 auto.
noun
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is auto in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of auto
A(1) + U(1) + T(1) + O(1) = 4 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 auto
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from auto
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in auto. Showing up to 24, longest first.