construction: meaning and words from its letters
12 letters · 16 letter points · starts with C · ends with N
Meaning of construction
noun
- countable, uncountable
The process of constructing.
Example: Construction is underway on the new bridge.
- countable, uncountable
Anything that has been constructed.
Example: The engineer marvelled at his construction.
- countable, uncountable
The trade of building structures.
Example: He had worked in construction all his life.
- countable, uncountable
A building, model or some other structure.
Example: The office was a construction of steel and glass.
Listed forms: constructions.
Source: Wiktionary — construction.
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 construction.
noun
the act of constructing something
noun
a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- grammatical construction
- expression
noun
the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
- mental synthesis
noun
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is construction in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of construction
C(3) + O(1) + N(1) + S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + U(1) + C(3) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 16 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 construction
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 construction
346 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in construction. Showing up to 24, longest first.