candidate: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 13 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of candidate
noun
A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
Example: Smith announced he was the party's candidate for the next election.
- figuratively
A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege.
A participant in an examination.
Example: Candidates must remain silent for the entirety of the exam.
Someone or something likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for a purpose.
Example: After being presented with various suitors, she decided none of the candidates were the kind of man she was looking for.
Listed forms: candidates.
Source: Wiktionary — candidate.
verb
- uncommon
To stand as a candidate for an office, typically for a religious one.
- nonstandard, uncommon
To make or name (something) as a candidate (to be chosen or deemed suitable for a purpose).
Listed forms: candidates, candidating, candidated.
Source: Wiktionary — candidate.
verb
- figuratively, obsolete, rare, transitive, uncommon
To make white; to whitewash.
Listed forms: candidates, candidating, candidated.
Source: Wiktionary — candidate.
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 candidate.
noun
a politician who is running for public office
noun
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is candidate in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of candidate
C(3) + A(1) + N(1) + D(2) + I(1) + D(2) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 13 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 candidate
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 candidate
147 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in candidate. Showing up to 24, longest first.