call: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with C · ends with L
Meaning of call
verb
- intransitive
To reach out with one's voice. To request, summon, or beckon.
Example: That person is hurt; call for help!
- intransitive
To reach out with one's voice. To cry or shout.
- transitive
To reach out with one's voice. To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
Example: to call the roll of a military company
- ambitransitive
To reach out with one's voice. To contact by telephone.
Example: Why don’t you call me in the morning?
Listed forms: calls, calling, called, glossary, callest.
Source: Wiktionary — call.
noun
- countable, uncountable
A cry or shout.
Example: He heard a call from the other side of the room.
- countable, uncountable
The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
Example: That sound is the distinctive call of the cuckoo bird.
- countable, uncountable
A beckoning or summoning.
Example: I had to yield to the call of the wild.
- countable, uncountable
A telephone conversation; a phone call.
Example: I received several phone calls today.
Listed forms: calls.
Source: Wiktionary — call.
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 call.
noun
a method of contacting a person by phone
- phone call
- telephone call
noun
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
noun
a demand
noun
the characteristic sound produced by a bird
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is call in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of call
C(3) + A(1) + L(1) + L(1) = 6 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 call
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 call
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in call. Showing up to 24, longest first.