event: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with E · ends with T
Meaning of event
noun
An occurrence; something that happens.
Example: In the event of strong wind…
A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
Example: I went to an event in San Francisco last week.
One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
Example: In the event, he turned out to have what I needed anyway.
Listed forms: events.
Source: Wiktionary — event.
verb
- obsolete
To occur, take place.
Listed forms: events, eventing, evented.
Source: Wiktionary — event.
verb
- intransitive, obsolete
To be emitted or breathed out; to evaporate.
- obsolete, transitive
To expose to the air, ventilate.
Listed forms: events, eventing, evented.
Source: Wiktionary — event.
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 event.
noun
a special set of circumstances
noun
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is event in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of event
E(1) + V(4) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 8 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 event
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 event
12 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in event. Showing up to 24, longest first.