collection: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 14 letter points · starts with C · ends with N
Meaning of collection
noun
- countable, uncountable
A set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together.
Example: The attic contains a remarkable collection of antiques, oddities, and random junk.
- countable, uncountable
A set of pitch classes used by a composer.
- countable, uncountable
The activity of collecting.
Example: Collection of trash will occur every Thursday.
- countable, uncountable
A set of sets; used because such a thing is in general too large to comply with the formal definition of a set.
Listed forms: collections.
Source: Wiktionary — collection.
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 collection.
noun
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
noun
a publication containing a variety of works
noun
request for a sum of money
noun
the act of gathering something 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 collection in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of collection
C(3) + O(1) + L(1) + L(1) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 14 points.
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Anagrams of collection
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 collection
157 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in collection. Showing up to 24, longest first.