careful: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 12 letter points · starts with C · ends with L
Meaning of careful
adj
Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
Example: He was a slow and careful driver.
Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
Example: They made a careful search of the crime scene.
- obsolete
Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
- obsolete
Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.
Listed forms: carefull.
Source: Wiktionary — careful.
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 careful.
adjective
cautiously attentive
adjective
unhurried and with care and dignity
adjective
mindful of the future in spending money
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of careful
C(3) + A(1) + R(1) + E(1) + F(4) + U(1) + L(1) = 12 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 careful
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from careful
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