course: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of course
noun
A sequence of events.
Example: The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another.
A sequence of events. A normal or customary sequence.
A sequence of events. A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
Example: Doubts arose about the expediency of such a course in the present crisis.
A sequence of events. Any ordered process or sequence of steps.
Listed forms: courses.
Source: Wiktionary — course.
verb
To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
Example: The oil coursed through the engine.
- transitive
To run through or over.
- transitive
To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
- transitive
To cause to chase after or pursue game.
Example: to course greyhounds after deer
Listed forms: courses, coursing, coursed.
Source: Wiktionary — course.
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 course.
noun
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- course of study
- course of instruction
- class
noun
a connected series of events or actions or developments
noun
general line of orientation
noun
a mode of action
- course of action
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is course in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of course
C(3) + O(1) + U(1) + R(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 8 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 course
3 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from course
63 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in course. Showing up to 24, longest first.