convict: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 14 letter points · starts with C · ends with T
Meaning of convict
verb
- transitive
To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
Example: He was a convicted felon.
To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
Listed forms: convicts, convicting, convicted.
Source: Wiktionary — convict.
noun
A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
A person deported to a penal colony.
The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.
A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.
Listed forms: convicts.
Source: Wiktionary — convict.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of convict
C(3) + O(1) + N(1) + V(4) + I(1) + C(3) + T(1) = 14 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 convict
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from convict
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