declare: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with D · ends with E
Meaning of declare
verb
- intransitive, transitive
To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
Example: He declared him innocent.
- transitive
To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
To show one's cards in order to score.
- intransitive
For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result
Example: Houghton and Sunderland South was the first constituency to declare in the 2015 general election.
Listed forms: declares, declaring, declared, glossary, declarest.
Source: Wiktionary — declare.
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 declare.
verb
announce publicly or officially
verb
declare to be
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is declare 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 declare
D(2) + E(1) + C(3) + L(1) + A(1) + R(1) + E(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 declare
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from declare
91 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in declare. Showing up to 24, longest first.