court: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with C · ends with T
Meaning of court
noun
An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
Example: The girls were playing in the court.
- Australia, US
An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
- Hong-Kong
An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme.
- Hong-Kong
An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. An apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings.
Listed forms: courts.
Source: Wiktionary — court.
verb
- transitive
To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
Example: He was courting big new accounts that previous salesmen had not attempted.
- transitive
To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
Example: She courted controversy with her frank speeches.
- transitive
To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
- transitive
To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions. To try to win a commitment to marry from.
Listed forms: courts, courting, courted.
Source: Wiktionary — court.
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 court.
noun
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
noun
a room in which a law court sits
noun
the sovereign and their advisers who are the governing power of a state
- royal court
noun
the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
- royal court
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is court 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 court
C(3) + O(1) + U(1) + R(1) + T(1) = 7 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 court
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 court
21 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in court. Showing up to 24, longest first.