choose: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of choose
verb
To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
Example: I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl.
To elect.
Example: He was chosen as president in 1990.
To decide to act in a certain way.
Example: I chose to walk to work today.
To prefer; to wish; to desire.
Listed forms: chooses, choosing, chose, choosed, chosen, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — choose.
conj
The binomial coefficient of the previous and following number.
Listed forms: chuse.
Source: Wiktionary — choose.
noun
- Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete
The act of choosing; selection.
- Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete
The power, right, or privilege of choosing; election.
Listed forms: chooses, chuse.
Source: Wiktionary — choose.
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 choose.
verb
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
verb
select as an alternative over another
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is choose in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of choose
C(3) + H(4) + O(1) + O(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 11 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 choose
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 choose
38 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in choose. Showing up to 24, longest first.