connect: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with C · ends with T
Meaning of connect
verb
- intransitive
To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
Example: I think this piece connects to that piece over there.
- intransitive
To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.
Example: Both roads have the same name, but they don't connect: they're on opposite sides of the river, and there's no bridge there.
- intransitive
To arrive at an intended target; to land.
Example: When that roundhouse kick connected with his temple it sent him flying across the room.
- transitive
To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
Example: The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part.
Listed forms: connects, connecting, connected, glossary, connectest.
Source: Wiktionary — connect.
noun
- slang
Clipping of connection. A drug dealer.
- slang
Clipping of connection. A useful friend or associate.
Listed forms: connects.
Source: Wiktionary — connect.
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 connect.
verb
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
verb
make a logical or causal connection
verb
be or become joined or united or linked
verb
establish communication with someone
- get in touch
- touch base
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is connect in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of connect
C(3) + O(1) + N(1) + N(1) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) = 11 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 connect
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from connect
34 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in connect. Showing up to 24, longest first.