cup: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 7 letter points · starts with C · ends with P
Meaning of cup
noun
A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
Example: Pour the tea into the cup.
The contents of said vessel.
Example: I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.
- US
A customary unit of measure A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces (¹⁄₁₆ of a US gallon; 236.5882365 mL) or 240 mL.
- Canada
A customary unit of measure A Canadian unit of measure equal to 8 imperial ounces (¹⁄₂₀ imperial gallon; 227.3 mL) or 250 mL.
Listed forms: cups.
Source: Wiktionary — cup.
verb
- transitive
To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
Example: Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them.
- transitive
To hold something in cupped hands.
Example: He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.
- transitive
To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.
Example: We are cupping some new brands of coffee today.
- transitive
To make concave or in the form of a cup.
Example: to cup the end of a screw
Listed forms: cups, cupping, cupped.
Source: Wiktionary — cup.
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 cup.
noun
the quantity a cup will hold
noun
a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition
- loving cup
verb
treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is cup in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of cup
C(3) + U(1) + P(3) = 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 cup
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 cup
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