fan: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 6 letter points · starts with F · ends with N
Meaning of fan
noun
A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
Example: He didn't switch on the fan because the temperature was 15 degrees Celsius.
The action of fanning; agitation of the air.
Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
Listed forms: fans.
Source: Wiktionary — fan.
verb
- transitive
To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
Example: We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.
- transitive
To slap (a behind, especially).
- intransitive
To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
- transitive
To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.
Example: I attempted to fan the disagreeable odour out of the room.
Listed forms: fans, fanning, fanned.
Source: Wiktionary — fan.
noun
A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.
Example: I am a big fan of libraries.
Listed forms: fans, fen.
Source: Wiktionary — fan.
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 fan.
noun
an enthusiastic devotee of sports
- sports fan
- rooter
noun
an ardent follower and admirer
verb
blow away or off with a current of air
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is fan 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 fan
F(4) + A(1) + N(1) = 6 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 fan
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 fan
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