electricity: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 18 letter points · starts with E · ends with Y
Meaning of electricity
noun
- uncountable, usually
Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.
- uncountable, usually
The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena.
Example: He took up the job of studying electricity in college.
- uncountable, usually
A feeling of excitement; a thrill.
Example: Opening night for the new production had an electricity unlike other openings.
- uncountable, usually
Electrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators.
Example: This heater draws more than a thousand watts of electricity.
Listed forms: electricities.
Source: Wiktionary — electricity.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
- electrical energy
- power
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is electricity in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of electricity
E(1) + L(1) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) + R(1) + I(1) + C(3) + I(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 18 points.
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Anagrams of electricity
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from electricity
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