camp: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with C · ends with P
Meaning of camp
noun
- countable, uncountable
An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures.
Example: There's a big camp in the woods northwest of here. It's popular with hikers and bushcrafters.
- countable, uncountable
An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
Example: I met my best friend last summer at camp. She lives in Albany and plays the clarinet.
- countable, uncountable
A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
Example: Signs of enemy recon were found near their camp last week.
- countable, uncountable
A place of politically motivated confinement in outdoorsy conditions, usually also leading to slave labor and death.
Example: Some say they'll round us all up into camps, but if they come for us, we'll take some out with us, on our way out.
Listed forms: camps.
Source: Wiktionary — camp.
verb
To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
Example: We're planning to camp in the field until Sunday.
To set up a camp.
- transitive
To afford rest or lodging for.
- intransitive
To stay in an advantageous location.
Example: Some players like to camp next to a power-up's spawning point.
Listed forms: camps, camping, camped.
Source: Wiktionary — camp.
noun
- uncountable
An affected, exaggerated, or intentionally tasteless style.
Source: Wiktionary — camp.
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 camp.
adjective
providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
noun
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
noun
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
noun
shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
- refugee camp
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is camp in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of camp
C(3) + A(1) + M(3) + P(3) = 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 camp
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 camp
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in camp. Showing up to 24, longest first.