collect: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with C · ends with T
Meaning of collect
verb
- transitive
To gather together; amass.
Example: Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.
- transitive
To get; particularly, get from someone.
Example: A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house.
- transitive
To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
Example: John Henry collects stamps.
- transitive
To pick up or fetch
Example: Can you collect me from the airport?
Listed forms: collects, collecting, collected, glossary, collectest.
Source: Wiktionary — collect.
adj
- not-comparable
To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
Example: It was to be a collect delivery, but no-one was available to pay.
Source: Wiktionary — collect.
adv
- not-comparable
With payment due from the recipient.
Example: I had to call collect.
Source: Wiktionary — collect.
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 collect.
adjective
payable by the recipient on delivery
verb
get or gather together
- roll up
- accumulate
- pile up
- amass
- compile
- hoard
verb
call for and obtain payment of
- take in
verb
assemble or get together
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is collect in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of collect
C(3) + O(1) + L(1) + L(1) + E(1) + C(3) + T(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 collect
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 collect
24 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in collect. Showing up to 24, longest first.