goal: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 5 letter points · starts with G · ends with L
Meaning of goal
noun
A result that one is attempting to achieve.
Example: My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie.
To do with sports In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
Example: The racers are approaching the goal.
To do with sports The act of placing the object into the goal.
Example: miss a goal
To do with sports A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
Example: score a goal
Listed forms: goals.
Source: Wiktionary — goal.
verb
To score a goal.
Listed forms: goals, goaling, goaled.
Source: Wiktionary — goal.
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 goal.
noun
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
noun
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is goal in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of goal
G(2) + O(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 5 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 goal
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 goal
10 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in goal. Showing up to 24, longest first.