faculty: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 15 letter points · starts with F · ends with Y
Meaning of faculty
noun
- Canada, Philippines, US
The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.
A division of a university.
Example: She transferred from the Faculty of Science to the Faculty of Medicine.
An ability, power, or skill.
Example: He lived until he reached the age of 90 with most of his faculties intact.
An authority, power, or privilege conferred by a higher authority.
Listed forms: faculties.
Source: Wiktionary — faculty.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
- mental faculty
- module
noun
the body of teachers and administrators at a school
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is faculty 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 faculty
F(4) + A(1) + C(3) + U(1) + L(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 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 faculty
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 faculty
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