convention: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 15 letter points · starts with C · ends with N
Meaning of convention
noun
- countable, uncountable
A meeting or gathering.
Example: The convention was held in Geneva.
- countable, uncountable
A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates.
Example: The EU installed an inter-institutional Convention to draft a European constitution.
- countable, uncountable
The convening of a formal meeting.
- countable, uncountable
A formal agreement, contract, rule, or pact.
Listed forms: conventions.
Source: Wiktionary — convention.
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 convention.
noun
something regarded as a normative example
noun
orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
noun
the act of convening
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is convention 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 convention
C(3) + O(1) + N(1) + V(4) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of convention
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 convention
109 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in convention. Showing up to 24, longest first.