establish: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 14 letter points · starts with E · ends with H
Meaning of establish
verb
- transitive
To make stable or firm; to confirm.
- transitive
To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
- transitive
To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
- transitive
To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to demonstrate.
Listed forms: establishes, establishing, established.
Source: Wiktionary — establish.
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 establish.
verb
set up or found
verb
set up or lay the groundwork for
verb
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
verb
institute, enact, or establish
- lay down
- make
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is establish in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of establish
E(1) + S(1) + T(1) + A(1) + B(3) + L(1) + I(1) + S(1) + H(4) = 14 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 establish
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 establish
359 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in establish. Showing up to 24, longest first.