enter: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 5 letter points · starts with E · ends with R
Meaning of enter
verb
- intransitive
To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
Example: You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked.
- transitive
To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.
Example: to enter a knife into a piece of wood
- figuratively
To go or come into (a state or profession).
Example: My twelve-year-old son will be entering his teens next year.
- transitive
To type (something) into a computer; to input.
Example: Enter your user name and password.
Listed forms: enters, entering, entered, glossary, entred, enterest.
Source: Wiktionary — enter.
noun
The action of entering; an instance of entering.
- alt-of, alternative
Alternative spelling of Enter (“the computer key”).
Base or related entry: enter.
- alt-of, alternative
Alternative spelling of Enter (“a stroke of the computer key”).
Base or related entry: enter.
Listed forms: enters, entre.
Source: Wiktionary — enter.
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 enter.
verb
to come or go into
- come in
- get into
- get in
- go into
- go in
- move into
verb
become a participant; be involved in
verb
register formally as a participant or member
verb
be or play a part of or in
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is enter in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of enter
E(1) + N(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(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 enter
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from enter
19 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in enter. Showing up to 24, longest first.