execute: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 16 letter points · starts with E · ends with E
Meaning of execute
verb
- transitive
To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.
Example: There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.
- transitive
To carry out; to put into effect.
Example: Your orders have been executed, sir!
- transitive
To perform.
Example: to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly
- transitive
To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.
Example: to execute a contract
Listed forms: executes, executing, executed, exequte, exequute, exsecute, exsequute.
Source: Wiktionary — execute.
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 execute.
verb
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
- put to death
verb
put in effect
- carry through
- accomplish
- carry out
- action
- fulfill
- fulfil
verb
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
verb
carry out or perform an action
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is execute in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of execute
E(1) + X(8) + E(1) + C(3) + U(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 16 points.
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Anagrams of execute
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from execute
14 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in execute. Showing up to 24, longest first.