empty: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 12 letter points · starts with E · ends with Y
Meaning of empty
adj
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
Example: an empty purse
Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
Example: empty words, or threats
Listed forms: emptier, emptiest.
Source: Wiktionary — empty.
verb
- ergative, transitive
To make empty; to remove the contents of.
Example: to empty a well or a cistern
- intransitive
Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
Example: Salmon River empties on the W shore about 2 miles below Bear River.
Listed forms: empties, emptying, emptied.
Source: Wiktionary — empty.
noun
- in-plural
A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.
Example: Put the empties out to be recycled.
Listed forms: empties.
Source: Wiktionary — empty.
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 empty.
adjective
devoid of significance or force
adjective
needing nourishment
- empty-bellied
verb
become empty or void of its content
verb
leave behind empty; move out of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is empty in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of empty
E(1) + M(3) + P(3) + T(1) + Y(4) = 12 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 empty
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 empty
13 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in empty. Showing up to 24, longest first.