error: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 5 letter points · starts with E · ends with R
Meaning of error
noun
- uncountable
The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
- countable
A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
Example: There was a large error in the accounts.
- countable, uncountable
Sin; transgression.
Example: I've finally seen the error of my ways.
- countable
A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
Listed forms: errors, errour.
Source: Wiktionary — error.
verb
To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.
Example: The web-page took a long time to load and errored out.
To show or contain an error or fault.
Example: The block transmission errored near the start and could not be received.
- nonstandard
To err.
Listed forms: errors, erroring, errored, errour.
Source: Wiktionary — error.
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 error.
noun
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
noun
inadvertent incorrectness
noun
a misconception resulting from incorrect information
- erroneous belief
noun
(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is error in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of error
E(1) + R(1) + R(1) + O(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 error
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 error
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in error. Showing up to 24, longest first.