book: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with B · ends with K
Meaning of book
noun
A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
Example: She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.
A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.
Example: I have three copies of his first book.
A major division of a long work.
Example: Genesis is the first book of the Bible.
A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
Example: I'm running a book on who is going to win the race.
Listed forms: books, boke, booke.
Source: Wiktionary — book.
verb
- transitive
To reserve (something) for future use.
Example: I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night.
- transitive
To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
Example: They booked that message from the hill.
- transitive
To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something.
Example: I booked a flight to New York.
- transitive
To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
Example: The police booked him for driving too fast.
Listed forms: books, booking, booked.
Source: Wiktionary — book.
verb
- Northern-England, UK, dialectal, form-of, past
simple past of bake
Base or related entry: bake.
Source: Wiktionary — book.
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 book.
noun
physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
noun
a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
- record
- record book
noun
a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
- script
- playscript
noun
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
- ledger
- leger
- account book
- book of account
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is book in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of book
B(3) + O(1) + O(1) + K(5) = 10 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 book
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from book
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in book. Showing up to 24, longest first.