continue: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of continue
verb
- transitive
To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
Example: Shall I continue speaking, or will you just interrupt me again?
- transitive
To make last; to prolong.
- transitive
To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
- intransitive
To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
Listed forms: continues, continuing, continued, glossary, continuest.
Source: Wiktionary — continue.
noun
An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress.
Listed forms: continues.
Source: Wiktionary — continue.
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 continue.
verb
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
verb
continue talking
- go on
- carry on
- proceed
verb
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
verb
move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- proceed
- go forward
- move ahead
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is continue in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of continue
C(3) + O(1) + N(1) + T(1) + I(1) + N(1) + U(1) + E(1) = 10 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 continue
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 continue
95 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in continue. Showing up to 24, longest first.