complaint: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 15 letter points · starts with C · ends with T
Meaning of complaint
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of complaining.
Example: customer complaints
- countable, uncountable
A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
Example: I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company.
- countable, uncountable
In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.
- countable, uncountable
In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.
Listed forms: complaints.
Source: Wiktionary — complaint.
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 complaint.
noun
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
noun
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is complaint in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of complaint
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + P(3) + L(1) + A(1) + I(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 15 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 complaint
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from complaint
280 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in complaint. Showing up to 24, longest first.