finger: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with F · ends with R
Meaning of finger
noun
A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other animals.
Example: Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers.
Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly
Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.
Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers.
Listed forms: fingers.
Source: Wiktionary — finger.
verb
- transitive
To identify or point out; to blame for something.
- transitive
To report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on.
- transitive
To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.
- transitive
To use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.
Listed forms: fingers, fingering, fingered.
Source: Wiktionary — finger.
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 finger.
noun
the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
- fingerbreadth
- finger's breadth
- digit
verb
feel or handle with the fingers
verb
examine by touch
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is finger in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of finger
F(4) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) + E(1) + R(1) = 10 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 finger
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from finger
38 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in finger. Showing up to 24, longest first.