expectation: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 22 letter points · starts with E · ends with N
Meaning of expectation
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
- countable, uncountable
That which is expected or looked for.
- countable, uncountable
That which is expected or looked for. An implicit obligation or duty held by another in someone's view.
Example: He struggled with his parents' expectations.
- countable, uncountable
The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.
Listed forms: expectations, expection.
Source: Wiktionary — expectation.
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 expectation.
noun
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
noun
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
noun
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
- arithmetic mean
- first moment
- expected value
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is expectation in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of expectation
E(1) + X(8) + P(3) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 22 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 expectation
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 expectation
331 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in expectation. Showing up to 24, longest first.