friend: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with F · ends with D
Meaning of friend
noun
A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
Example: John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college.
An associate who provides assistance; patron, mentor.
Example: The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend. The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend.
A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
Example: a friend of a friend
A person who backs or supports something.
Example: I’m not a friend of cheap wine.
Listed forms: friends, frind, freind.
Source: Wiktionary — friend.
verb
- transitive
To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.
- obsolete, transitive
To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.
Listed forms: friends, friending, friended, frind, freind.
Source: Wiktionary — friend.
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 friend.
noun
an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
noun
a person with whom you are acquainted
noun
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is friend in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of friend
F(4) + R(1) + I(1) + E(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 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 friend
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from friend
49 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in friend. Showing up to 24, longest first.