customs: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with C · ends with S
Meaning of customs
noun
- countable, in-plural, uncountable
The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.
Example: Customs of £200 were due on all the wine we took back from France.
- singular, uncountable
The government department or agency that is authorised to collect the taxes imposed on imported goods.
Example: Customs stopped us in the airport for an inspection.
- countable, uncountable
The process of going through customs checks at a border checkpoint.
Example: They usually don't care about customs, but she was clearly planning on selling most of it.
- countable, uncountable
The location at a border checkpoint where customs checks are carried out.
Source: Wiktionary — customs.
noun
- form-of, plural
plural of custom
Base or related entry: custom.
Source: Wiktionary — customs.
verb
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
third-person singular simple present indicative of custom
Base or related entry: custom.
Source: Wiktionary — customs.
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 customs.
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 customs in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of customs
C(3) + U(1) + S(1) + T(1) + O(1) + M(3) + S(1) = 11 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 customs
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 customs
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