civil: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with C · ends with L
Meaning of civil
adj
- not-comparable
Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
Example: She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people.
- comparable
Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility.
Example: It was very civil of him to stop the argument.
Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.
Example: a civil case
Secular.
Listed forms: civiler, civilest.
Source: Wiktionary — civil.
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Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
adjective
of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is civil 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 civil
C(3) + I(1) + V(4) + I(1) + L(1) = 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 civil
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from civil
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