commit: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with C · ends with T
Meaning of commit
verb
- transitive
To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
Example: Commit these numbers to memory.
- transitive
To imprison: to forcibly place in a jail.
- transitive
To forcibly evaluate and treat in a medical facility, particularly for presumed mental illness.
Example: Tony should be committed to a nuthouse!
- transitive
To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
Example: to commit murder
Listed forms: commits, committing, committed, glossary, committest.
Source: Wiktionary — commit.
noun
The act of committing (e.g. a database transaction), making it a permanent change; such a change.
The submission of source code or other material to a source control repository.
- US, informal
A person, especially a high school athlete, who agrees verbally or signs a letter committing to attend a college or university.
Listed forms: commits.
Source: Wiktionary — commit.
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 commit.
verb
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
verb
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
verb
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
verb
confer a trust upon
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of commit
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + M(3) + I(1) + T(1) = 12 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 commit
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 commit
22 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in commit. Showing up to 24, longest first.