edit: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 5 letter points · starts with E · ends with T
Meaning of edit
noun
A change to the text of a document.
A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
Example: He has made 5780 edits on Wikipedia so far.
An edited piece of media, especially video footage.
Example: An early edit of the film included a romantic subplot.
- Internet, specifically
A compilation of memorable moments (in a show, sport, etc.), often featuring stylized camera effects and intense music.
Example: a basketball edit, a Thor edit
Listed forms: edits.
Source: Wiktionary — edit.
verb
To change a text, or a document.
Example: Your speech is too long. You need to edit it.
To alter a photograph or recording of sound or video.
Example: We shot an hour-long interview then edited it down to 45 minutes.
- transitive
To be the editor of a publication.
Example: He edits the Chronicle.
To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
Example: Wikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody to edit and improve articles.
Listed forms: edits, editing, edited.
Source: Wiktionary — edit.
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 edit.
verb
prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
verb
cut and assemble the components of
- cut
- edit out
verb
cut or eliminate
- blue-pencil
- delete
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is edit in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of edit
E(1) + D(2) + I(1) + T(1) = 5 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 edit
3 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from edit
12 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in edit. Showing up to 24, longest first.