funeral: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with F · ends with L
Meaning of funeral
noun
A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
Example: Many mourners turned up at the local artist's funeral to pay homage.
- dated, in-plural
A funeral sermon.
Listed forms: funerals, funerall.
Source: Wiktionary — funeral.
adj
- alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, uncommon, usually
Alternative spelling of funereal.
Base or related entry: funereal.
Listed forms: funerall.
Source: Wiktionary — funeral.
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 funeral.
noun
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is funeral in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of funeral
F(4) + U(1) + N(1) + E(1) + R(1) + A(1) + L(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 funeral
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from funeral
79 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in funeral. Showing up to 24, longest first.