ceiling: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with C · ends with G
Meaning of ceiling
noun
The overhead closure of a room.
Example: The dining room had an ornate ceiling.
The upper limit of an object or action.
The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited."
Example: Even though it was cloudy, there was still enough ceiling for the Blue Angels to perform a great show.
Listed forms: ceilings.
Source: Wiktionary — ceiling.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of ceil
Base or related entry: ceil.
Source: Wiktionary — ceiling.
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 ceiling.
noun
an upper limit on what is allowed
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ceiling in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ceiling
C(3) + E(1) + I(1) + L(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 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 ceiling
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 ceiling
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