favor: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 11 letter points · starts with F · ends with R
Meaning of favor
noun
- countable, uncountable
A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
Example: He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home.
- countable, uncountable
Goodwill; benevolent regard.
Example: She enjoyed the queen's favor.
- countable, uncountable
A small gift; a party favor.
Example: wedding favor
- countable, uncountable
Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
Listed forms: favors, favour.
Source: Wiktionary — favor.
verb
To look upon fondly; to prefer.
To use more often.
To encourage, conduce to
To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
Example: Would you favor us with a poetry reading?
Listed forms: favors, favoring, favored, favour.
Source: Wiktionary — favor.
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 favor.
noun
an act of gracious kindness
noun
an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
noun
an inclination to approve
noun
a feeling of favorable regard
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is favor in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Not found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of favor
F(4) + A(1) + V(4) + O(1) + R(1) = 11 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 favor
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 favor
15 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in favor. Showing up to 24, longest first.