career: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with C · ends with R
Meaning of career
noun
One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously or over a long period of time.
The course, evolution, and ongoing advancement of one's working life, especially in one particular field.
Example: Washington’s career as a soldier
The general course of one's action or conduct in life, or in a particular area of life.
A jouster's path during a joust.
Listed forms: careers.
Source: Wiktionary — career.
verb
To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.
Example: The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge.
Listed forms: careers, careering, careered.
Source: Wiktionary — career.
adj
- not-comparable
Doing something professionally, for a living (generally said of something that is not a commonplace job, e.g. criminal activity).
Example: a career burglar
- broadly, not-comparable
Synonym of serial (“doing something regularly”).
Example: a career rapist
Source: Wiktionary — career.
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 career.
noun
the particular occupation for which you are trained
noun
the general progression of your working or professional life
- life history
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is career in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of career
C(3) + A(1) + R(1) + E(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 8 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 career
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 career
24 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in career. Showing up to 24, longest first.