generous: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 9 letter points · starts with G · ends with S
Meaning of generous
adj
Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
Example: Thank you for your generous words.
Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
Example: She's been extremely generous with her winnings.
Large; more than ample; copious.
Example: Add a generous helping of mayonnaise.
Invigorating in its nature.
Example: a generous wine
Source: Wiktionary — generous.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is generous in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of generous
G(2) + E(1) + N(1) + E(1) + R(1) + O(1) + U(1) + S(1) = 9 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 generous
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 generous
153 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in generous. Showing up to 24, longest first.