go: meaning and words from its letters
2 letters · 3 letter points · starts with G · ends with O
Meaning of go
verb
- intransitive
To move, either physically or in an abstract sense: To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)
Example: Why don’t you go with us?
- intransitive
To move, either physically or in an abstract sense: To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's mind or knowledge of the historical record). (See also go back.)
Example: Yesterday was the second-wettest day on record; you have to go all the way back to 1896 to find a day when more rain fell.
- intransitive
To move, either physically or in an abstract sense: To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc.).
Example: For the best definitions, go to wiktionary.org
To move, either physically or in an abstract sense: To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).
Example: We've only gone twenty miles today.
Listed forms: goes, going, went, yode, goed, gone, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — go.
noun
- countable, uncommon, uncountable
The act of going.
- countable, uncountable
A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
Example: You’ve been on that pinball machine long enough—now let your brother have a go.
- countable, uncountable
An attempt, a try.
Example: I’ll give it a go.
- countable, uncountable
A period of activity.
Example: ate it all in one go
Listed forms: goes, gan.
Source: Wiktionary — go.
adj
- not-comparable, postpositional
Working correctly and ready to commence operation; approved and able to be put into action.
Listed forms: gan.
Source: Wiktionary — go.
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 go.
noun
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
noun
street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- Adam
- ecstasy
- XTC
- disco biscuit
- cristal
- X
- hug drug
noun
a usually brief attempt
noun
a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
- go game
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is go in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of go
G(2) + O(1) = 3 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 go
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from go
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