benefit: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 12 letter points · starts with B · ends with T
Meaning of benefit
noun
- countable, uncountable
An advantage; help or aid from something.
Example: She can't read, so the voice recording was made for her benefit.
- countable, uncountable
A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
- countable, uncountable
An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.
- countable, uncountable
Intended audience (as for the benefit of).
Example: The whole scene was staged for his benefit, and it completely fooled him.
Listed forms: benefits, benefite, benifit.
Source: Wiktionary — benefit.
verb
- transitive
To be or to provide a benefit to.
- intransitive
To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.
Listed forms: benefits, benefiting, benefitting, benefited, benefitted, benefite.
Source: Wiktionary — benefit.
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 benefit.
noun
something that aids or promotes well-being
verb
derive a benefit from
verb
be beneficial for
- do good
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is benefit in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of benefit
B(3) + E(1) + N(1) + E(1) + F(4) + I(1) + T(1) = 12 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 benefit
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 benefit
45 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in benefit. Showing up to 24, longest first.