empire: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with E · ends with E
Meaning of empire
noun
A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.
Example: the Russian empire
A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
Example: The Empire of Vietnam was a short-lived client state of Japan governing Vietnam between March 11 and August 23, 1945.
The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.
An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.
Example: the McDonald's fast food empire
Listed forms: empires.
Source: Wiktionary — empire.
adj
- alt-of, not-comparable
Alternative letter-case form of Empire.
Base or related entry: empire.
Source: Wiktionary — empire.
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
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
noun
a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is empire in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of empire
E(1) + M(3) + P(3) + I(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 empire
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from empire
36 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in empire. Showing up to 24, longest first.