file: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with F · ends with E
Meaning of file
noun
A collection of papers collated and archived together.
A roll or list.
A course of thought; a thread of narration.
An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
Example: He had created a file for coding to design a new product.
Listed forms: files.
Source: Wiktionary — file.
verb
- transitive
To commit (official papers) to some office.
Example: She filed their accounts yesterday.
- intransitive, transitive
To commit (official papers) to some office. To submit a formal request to some office.
Example: She filed for divorce the next day.
- transitive
(of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication.
Example: I filed my copy soon after the interview.
- transitive
To place in an archive in a logical place and order.
Example: Troves of documents filed away in the depository.
Listed forms: files, filing, filed.
Source: Wiktionary — file.
noun
A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
Example: The troops marched in Indian file.
A small detachment of soldiers.
One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
Listed forms: files.
Source: Wiktionary — file.
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 file.
noun
a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
- data file
noun
a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
- single file
- Indian file
noun
office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
- file cabinet
- filing cabinet
verb
record in a public office or in a court of law
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is file 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 file
F(4) + I(1) + L(1) + E(1) = 7 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 file
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from file
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in file. Showing up to 24, longest first.