cover: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with C · ends with R
Meaning of cover
noun
- countable, uncountable
A lid.
- uncountable
Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
Example: The soldiers took cover behind a ruined building.
- countable, uncountable
The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
- countable, uncountable
The top sheet of a bed.
Listed forms: covers.
Source: Wiktionary — cover.
adj
- not-comparable
Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
- not-comparable
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
Source: Wiktionary — cover.
verb
- transitive
To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
Example: He covered the baby with a blanket.
- transitive
To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
Example: The blanket covered the baby.
- transitive
To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
Example: Regular hexagons can cover the plane.
- transitive
To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
Example: You can cover the plane with regular hexagons.
Listed forms: covers, covering, covered, glossary, coverest.
Source: Wiktionary — cover.
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 cover.
noun
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
noun
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
noun
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
noun
the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is cover in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of cover
C(3) + O(1) + V(4) + E(1) + R(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 cover
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 cover
16 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in cover. Showing up to 24, longest first.