expose: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 15 letter points · starts with E · ends with E
Meaning of expose
verb
- transitive
To reveal; to uncover; to make visible; to bring to light.
- transitive
To subject photographic film to light, thereby recording an image.
- transitive
To submit to an active (mostly dangerous) substance, such as radiation, a chemical, or any other stress.
Example: Residents were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation.
- transitive
To make available to other parts of a program, or to other programs.
Example: to expose an API
Listed forms: exposes, exposing, exposed, glossary, exposest.
Source: Wiktionary — expose.
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 expose.
noun
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
verb
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
verb
to show, make visible or apparent
verb
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is expose 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 expose
E(1) + X(8) + P(3) + O(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 15 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 expose
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 expose
27 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in expose. Showing up to 24, longest first.