custom: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with C · ends with M
Meaning of custom
noun
- countable, uncountable
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
Example: Much forbidden by elder custom is accepted today.
- countable, uncountable
Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.
Example: Thank you for your custom.
- collective, countable, uncountable
Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor. The habitual patrons (i.e. customers) of a business; business support.
- countable, uncountable
Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.
Listed forms: customs.
Source: Wiktionary — custom.
adj
- not-comparable
Made or done in a way adjusted to fit the needs of a particular person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.
Example: My feet are very large, so I need custom shoes, specially made by a custom tailor.
- not-comparable
Own, personal, not standard or premade.
Example: We can embroider a wide range of ready designs or a custom logo.
- especially, not-comparable
Done on a for-hire basis, as contrasted with being done only for oneself.
Example: custom threshing
- archaic, not-comparable
Accustomed; usual.
Source: Wiktionary — custom.
verb
- obsolete, transitive
To make familiar; to accustom.
- obsolete, transitive
To supply with customers.
- obsolete, transitive
To pay the customs of.
- intransitive, obsolete
To have a custom.
Listed forms: customs, customing, customed.
Source: Wiktionary — custom.
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 custom.
adjective
made according to the specifications of an individual
- custom-made
noun
accepted or habitual practice
noun
a specific practice of long standing
noun
money collected under a tariff
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is custom in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of custom
C(3) + U(1) + S(1) + T(1) + O(1) + M(3) = 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 custom
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 custom
47 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in custom. Showing up to 24, longest first.