credit: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with C · ends with T
Meaning of credit
verb
- transitive
To believe; to put credence in.
Example: Someone said there were over 100,000 people there, but I can't credit that.
- transitive
To add to an account.
Example: Credit accounts receivable with the amount of the invoice.
- transitive
To acknowledge the contribution of.
Example: I credit the town council with restoring the shopping district.
- transitive
To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.
Listed forms: credits, crediting, credited, glossary, creditest.
Source: Wiktionary — credit.
noun
- countable, uncountable
Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
- uncountable
Recognition, respect and admiration.
Example: I give you credit for owning up to your mistake.
- countable
Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
Example: She received a singing credit in last year's operetta.
- countable, plural-normally, uncountable
Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.
Example: They kissed, and then the credits rolled.
Listed forms: credits.
Source: Wiktionary — credit.
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 credit.
noun
approval
noun
an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
- credit entry
noun
arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
- deferred payment
noun
recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
- course credit
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is credit 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 credit
C(3) + R(1) + E(1) + D(2) + I(1) + T(1) = 9 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 credit
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from credit
55 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in credit. Showing up to 24, longest first.