common: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with C · ends with N
Meaning of common
adj
Mutual; shared by more than one.
Example: The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship.
Existing among virtually all people; universal.
Example: common knowledge, common decency, common sense
Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
Example: It is common to find sharks off this coast.
Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
Example: "Commoner" used to be commoner, but "more common" is now more common.
Listed forms: commoner, commonest.
Source: Wiktionary — common.
noun
Mutual good, shared by more than one.
A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
The people; the community.
The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.
Listed forms: commons.
Source: Wiktionary — common.
verb
- obsolete
To communicate (something).
- obsolete
To converse, talk.
- obsolete
To have sex.
- obsolete
To participate.
Listed forms: commons, commoning, commoned.
Source: Wiktionary — common.
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Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for common.
adjective
common to or shared by two or more parties
adjective
commonly encountered
adjective
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
adjective
of or associated with the great masses of people
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 common
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + M(3) + O(1) + N(1) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of common
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 common
16 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in common. Showing up to 24, longest first.