favourite: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 15 letter points · starts with F · ends with E
Meaning of favourite
adj
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, superlative
Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
Example: This is my favourite day!
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, positive
Liked, cherished.
Listed forms: favouritemost, favouritest, favorite.
Source: Wiktionary — favourite.
noun
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
Example: The teacher's favourite always went first.
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
Example: You were my favourite to win the spelling competition.
- Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland, UK
A bookmark on a web browser or website.
Listed forms: favourites, favorite.
Source: Wiktionary — favourite.
verb
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
To favour.
- Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland, UK
To bookmark.
- Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland, UK
To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.
Listed forms: favourites, favouriting, favourited, favorite.
Source: Wiktionary — favourite.
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 favourite.
adjective
appealing to the general public
adjective
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
noun
a competitor thought likely to win
- front-runner
- favorite
noun
a special loved one
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is favourite in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Not found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of favourite
F(4) + A(1) + V(4) + O(1) + U(1) + R(1) + I(1) + T(1) + E(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 favourite
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 favourite
193 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in favourite. Showing up to 24, longest first.