format: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with F · ends with T
Meaning of format
noun
The layout of a publication or document.
- broadly
The form of presentation of something.
The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
Example: The radio station changed the format of its evening program.
A file type.
Listed forms: formats.
Source: Wiktionary — format.
verb
To create or edit the layout of a document.
Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.
Example: I lost weeks of work when I inadvertently formatted my hard drive.
Listed forms: formats, formatting, formatted.
Source: Wiktionary — format.
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 format.
noun
the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
- formatting
- data format
- data formatting
verb
set (printed matter) into a specific format
verb
divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is format in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of format
F(4) + O(1) + R(1) + M(3) + A(1) + T(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 format
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 format
54 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in format. Showing up to 24, longest first.