contact: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with C · ends with T
Meaning of contact
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of touching physically; being in close association.
- countable, uncountable
The establishment of communication (with).
Example: I haven't been in contact with her for years.
- countable, uncountable
The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.
- countable, uncountable
A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
Example: Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.
Listed forms: contacts.
Source: Wiktionary — contact.
verb
- transitive
To touch; to come into physical contact with.
Example: The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
- transitive
To establish communication with (something or someone).
Example: I am trying to contact my sister.
Listed forms: contacts, contacting, contacted.
Source: Wiktionary — contact.
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 contact.
noun
the act of touching physically
- physical contact
noun
the physical coming together of two or more things
noun
a channel for communication between groups
noun
(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is contact in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of contact
C(3) + O(1) + N(1) + T(1) + A(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 contact
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 contact
31 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in contact. Showing up to 24, longest first.