golf: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with G · ends with F
Meaning of golf
noun
- uncountable
A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
- alt-of, uncountable
Alternative letter-case form of Golf from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Base or related entry: Golf from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Source: Wiktionary — golf.
verb
- intransitive
To play the game of golf.
To write something in as few characters as possible (e.g. in code golf, regex golf)
Listed forms: golfs, golfing, golfed.
Source: Wiktionary — golf.
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 golf.
noun
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
- golf 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 golf in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of golf
G(2) + O(1) + L(1) + F(4) = 8 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 golf
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from golf
5 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in golf. Showing up to 24, longest first.