cite: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of cite
verb
- transitive
To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- transitive
To mention; to make mention of.
- transitive
To mention; to make mention of. To mention by way of explanation.
To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
Listed forms: cites, citing, cited.
Source: Wiktionary — cite.
noun
- informal
A citation.
Example: We used the number of cites as a rough measure of the significance of each published paper.
Listed forms: cites.
Source: Wiktionary — cite.
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 cite.
noun
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
verb
make reference to
verb
commend
verb
refer to
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is cite in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of cite
C(3) + I(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 6 points.
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Anagrams of cite
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 cite
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in cite. Showing up to 24, longest first.