believe: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 12 letter points · starts with B · ends with E
Meaning of believe
verb
- transitive
To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
Example: If you believe the numbers, you'll agree we need change.
- transitive
To accept that someone is telling the truth.
Example: Why did I ever believe you?
- transitive
To have been persuaded to accept the factuality of something despite a lack of sufficient evidence therefore. To have been convinced by rational means to accept the truth of a proposition.
- transitive
To have been persuaded to accept the factuality of something despite a lack of sufficient evidence therefore. To have been influenced by arational means (such as emotional experience, the imagination of need, etc.) to accept the truth of a proposition.
Listed forms: believes, believing, believed, glossary, believest.
Source: Wiktionary — believe.
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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verb
judge or regard; look upon; judge
verb
be confident about something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is believe in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of believe
B(3) + E(1) + L(1) + I(1) + E(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of believe
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from believe
27 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in believe. Showing up to 24, longest first.