execution: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 18 letter points · starts with E · ends with N
Meaning of execution
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
- countable, uncountable
The state of being accomplished.
Example: The mission's successful execution lifted the troops' morale.
- countable, uncountable
The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
- countable, uncountable
The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
Listed forms: executions.
Source: Wiktionary — execution.
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 execution.
noun
putting a condemned person to death
- executing
- capital punishment
- death penalty
noun
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
- performance
- carrying out
- carrying into action
noun
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
- instruction execution
noun
(law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
- execution of instrument
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is execution in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of execution
E(1) + X(8) + E(1) + C(3) + U(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 18 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 execution
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 execution
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