external: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 15 letter points · starts with E · ends with L
Meaning of external
adj
Outside of something; on the exterior.
Example: This building has some external pipework.
Outside of something; on the exterior. Situated near or toward the surface of the body.
- relational
Outside of something; on the exterior. Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.
Capable of being perceived outwardly. Having merely the outward appearance of something.
Listed forms: externall.
Source: Wiktionary — external.
noun
- plural-normally
The exterior; outward features or appearances. Inessential or superficial features.
- plural-normally
The exterior; outward features or appearances. Outward appearance.
A variable that is defined in the source code but whose value comes from some external source.
Listed forms: externals, externall.
Source: Wiktionary — external.
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 external.
adjective
coming from the outside
adjective
from or between other countries
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is external in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of external
E(1) + X(8) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + N(1) + A(1) + L(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 external
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 external
127 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in external. Showing up to 24, longest first.