famous: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with F · ends with S
Meaning of famous
adj
Well known.
In the public eye.
Example: Some people are only famous within their city.
Excellent.
Source: Wiktionary — famous.
verb
- obsolete, transitive
To make famous; to bring renown to.
Listed forms: famouses, famousing, famoused.
Source: Wiktionary — famous.
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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adjective
widely known and esteemed
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of famous
F(4) + A(1) + M(3) + O(1) + U(1) + S(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of famous
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 famous
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