change: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of change
verb
- intransitive
To become something different.
Example: The tadpole changed into a frog.
- ergative, transitive
To make something into something else.
Example: The fairy changed the frog into a prince.
- transitive
To replace.
Example: Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb.
- intransitive
To replace one's clothing.
Example: You can't go into the dressing room while she’s changing.
Listed forms: changes, changing, changed, glossary, changest.
Source: Wiktionary — change.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The process or result of becoming different.
Example: The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it.
- uncountable
Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
Example: Can I get change for this $100 bill, please?
- countable
A replacement.
Example: a change of clothes
- countable, uncountable
A replacement. A replacement of a soiled diaper with a clean one; a diaper change.
Example: The baby needs a change
Listed forms: changes.
Source: Wiktionary — change.
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 change.
noun
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
noun
a difference that is usually pleasant
verb
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
verb
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is change in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
These are spelling-list matches, not official game validity checks. Check the rules and dictionary used by your game.
Letter-value score of change
C(3) + H(4) + A(1) + N(1) + G(2) + E(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 change
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 change
33 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in change. Showing up to 24, longest first.