component: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 15 letter points · starts with C · ends with T
Meaning of component
noun
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
Example: A CPU is a component of a computer.
A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.
Listed forms: components.
Source: Wiktionary — component.
adj
- not-comparable
Making up a larger whole.
Example: a component word
- not-comparable
Made up of smaller complete units in combination.
Example: a component stereo
Source: Wiktionary — component.
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 component.
noun
an abstract part of something
noun
something determined in relation to something that includes it
- part
- portion
- component part
- constituent
noun
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is component in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of component
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + P(3) + O(1) + N(1) + E(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 component
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 component
105 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in component. Showing up to 24, longest first.