command: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 14 letter points · starts with C · ends with D
Meaning of command
noun
- countable, uncountable
An order to do something.
Example: I was given a command to cease shooting.
- countable, uncountable
The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
- countable, uncountable
power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
Example: he had command of the situation
- countable, uncountable
A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
Example: General Smith was placed in command.
Listed forms: commands.
Source: Wiktionary — command.
verb
- ambitransitive
To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
Example: The soldier was commanded to cease firing.
- ambitransitive
To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
- transitive
To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
- transitive
to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
Example: This observation deck commands a breathtaking view of San Francisco Bay.
Listed forms: commands, commanding, commanded, glossary, commandest.
Source: Wiktionary — command.
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 command.
noun
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
noun
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
noun
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
- instruction
- statement
- program line
verb
make someone do something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is command 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 command
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + M(3) + A(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 14 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 command
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 command
46 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in command. Showing up to 24, longest first.