further: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with F · ends with R
Meaning of further
verb
- transitive
To help forward; to assist.
- transitive
To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.
Example: Further the economy.
Listed forms: furthers, furthering, furthered, farther.
Source: Wiktionary — further.
adj
- not-comparable
More distant; relatively distant.
Example: See those two lampposts? Run to the further one.
- not-comparable
More, additional.
Example: I have one further comment to make.
Listed forms: farther.
Source: Wiktionary — further.
adv
- not-comparable
To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent.
Example: I can run further than you.
- not-comparable
To a greater extent or degree.
Example: Of the two civilisations, this one was further advanced.
- not-comparable
Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.
Example: Chapter 10 further explains the ideas introduced in Chapter 9.
- conjunctive, not-comparable
Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover.
Example: It is overlong, and further, it makes no sense.
Listed forms: farther.
Source: Wiktionary — further.
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 further.
adjective
more distant in especially degree
adverb
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (‘further’ is used more often than ‘farther’ in this abstract sense)
adverb
to or at a greater distance in time or space (‘farther’ is used more frequently than ‘further’ in this physical sense)
verb
promote the growth of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is further in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of further
F(4) + U(1) + R(1) + T(1) + H(4) + E(1) + R(1) = 13 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 further
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 further
36 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in further. Showing up to 24, longest first.