commander: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 16 letter points · starts with C · ends with R
Meaning of commander
noun
One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
Listed forms: commanders.
Source: Wiktionary — commander.
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 commander.
noun
an officer in command of a military unit
- commanding officer
- commandant
noun
an officer in the airforce
- air force officer
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is commander in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of commander
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + M(3) + A(1) + N(1) + D(2) + E(1) + R(1) = 16 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 commander
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 commander
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